@article{10902/18899,
year = {2014},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/18899},
abstract = {Persistence of relict tree species in Mediterranean environments is becoming increasingly unlikely in view of ongoing and future global change. The variability in the Holocene climate and more recent anthropogenic impacts have driven many populations to fragmentation and isolation, and even to extinction. However, some have persisted to the present day. The understanding of their evolution requires long-term studies, in which pollen analysis is a key approach both for formulating hypotheses and supporting results from other disciplines. Mountain ranges have played and still play an essential role as both glacial and interglacial refugia during the Quaternary. The Spanish Central System harbors an exceptional diversity due to its geographical location and complex topography. Some cold-adapted species have survived here with significant proportions of their southernmost populations, often displaying striking adaptations to their changing environments. This work contains a comprehensive review of the palynological investigations conducted in the Spanish Central System, and reveals the distribution of genera such as Taxus, Betula, Fagus, Carpinus and Tilia throughout the Holocene. We also highlight the scarcity of well-dated and high-resolution works, which may contribute to a better understanding of their recent and future evolution.},
organization = {This paper is part of the research carried our within the
project "Dinámicas socio-ecológicas, resiliencia y vulnerabilidad
en un paisaje de montaña: el Sistema Central (9000
cal. BC-1850 cal. AD) " (R&D National Plan of the Spanish
Government, HAR2013-43701-P).},
publisher = {Universidad Complutense de Madrid},
publisher = {Lazaroa 35: 107-131 (2014)},
title = {Persistence of tree relicts in the Spanish Central System through the Holocene},
author = {Abel-Schaad, Daniel and Pulido, Fernando and López Sáez, José Antonio and Alba Sánchez, Francisca and Nieto Lugilde, Diego and Franco Múgica, Fátima and Pérez Díaz, Sebastián and Ruiz Zapata, M. Blanca and Gil García, M. José and Dorado Valiño, Miriam},
}