Spatial climate dynamics in the Iberian Peninsula since 15 000 yr BP

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Tarroso, P (Author) Other; Carrion, J (Author) Other; Dorado Valino, M (Author) Other; Queiroz, P (Author) Other; Santos, L (Author) Other; Valdeolmillos Rodriguez, A (Author) Other; Alves, PC (Author) FCUP; brito, jc (Author) FCUP; Cheddadi, R (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Climate of the Past

Vol. 12

Pages: 1137-1149

ISSN: 1814-9324

Publisher: Copernicus

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-GP8

DOI: 10.5194/cp-12-1137-2016

Abstract (EN): Climate changes in the Iberian Peninsula since the Last Glacial Maximum are associated with distributional shifts of major Mediterranean and European temperate species. The dynamic relationship between climate and species in the past may be retrieved from the fossil records available in the Iberian Peninsula. We have used an extensive set of pollen records to reconstruct spatial layers (1 kyr interval) of January minimum temperature, July maximum temperature, and annual precipitation over the time period between 15 and 3 ka. A functional principal component analysis was used to summarise the spatial evolution of climate in areas that share similar climate trends. When compared between them, the identified four areas show different climate trends over the studied period and are coherent with the existence of multiple refugial areas within the Iberian Peninsula.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13