Holocene history of Taxus baccata in the Basque mountains (northern Iberian Peninsula)

Palaeobotanical studies are a very interesting tool for evaluating past vegetation, climatic variability and human pressure on the landscape. In this paper we offer an overview of Holocene evolution of the yew (Taxus baccata L.) in the Basque Mountains (Northern Iberian Peninsula). For this purpose,...

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Autores: Pérez Díaz, Sebastián|||0000-0002-2702-0058, López-Sáez, J.A, Ruiz-Alonso, M, Zapata, L, Abel-Schaad, Daniel
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositório:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/23693
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/23693
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Palaeobotanical record
Taxus baccata L.
Human impact
Basque Mountains
Northern Iberian Peninsula
Holocene
Registro paleobotánico
Montañas Vascas
Norte de la Península Ibérica
Holoceno
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Resumo:Palaeobotanical studies are a very interesting tool for evaluating past vegetation, climatic variability and human pressure on the landscape. In this paper we offer an overview of Holocene evolution of the yew (Taxus baccata L.) in the Basque Mountains (Northern Iberian Peninsula). For this purpose, we have collected all macro- and micro-remain evidence of the presence of yew within its chronological framework. The results suggest the existence of a period of expansion of yew populations during the Middle Holocene and a regression phase in the Late Holocene.