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Human and climate-environment interactions in Pyrenean landscapes: a Lateglacial-Holocene multiproxy reconstruction
Irene Julián-Posada
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Departamento de procesos geoambientales y cambio global, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, 50059, Spain
Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (EDUAM), Madrid, 28049, Spain
Graciela Gil-Romera
Departamento de procesos geoambientales y cambio global, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, 50059, Spain
Ana Moreno
Departamento de procesos geoambientales y cambio global, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, 50059, Spain
Bérangère Leys
IMBE, Aix Marseille Université, Avignon Université, CNRS, IRD, Aix-en-Provence, France
AMAP, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Montpellier, France
Blas Valero-Garcés
Departamento de procesos geoambientales y cambio global, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, 50059, Spain
Penélope González-Sampériz
Departamento de procesos geoambientales y cambio global, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, 50059, Spain
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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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