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Articles | Volume 23, issue 20
Articles | Volume 23, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7411-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7411-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 20
Research article
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23 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 23 Oct 2026

Human and climate-environment interactions in Pyrenean landscapes: a Lateglacial-Holocene multiproxy reconstruction

Irene Julián-Posada, Graciela Gil-Romera, Ana Moreno, Bérangère Leys, Blas Valero-Garcés, and Penélope González-Sampériz

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The subalpine belt of the Pyrenees, once forested, is now a mosaic of forest patches and open landscapes with pastures. We reconstruct the palaeoenvironmental history using sedimentary ancient DNA, pollen and charcoal. We show that Neoglacial cooling initially opened the forest, and pastoralism through fire and grazing maintained it. These landscapes result not from climate or humans alone, but from their long-term synergy, implying that conservation must emulate traditional herding practices.
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