SEDIMENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PALYNOMORPHS IN CAVE ENVIRONMENT. PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

Authors

  • C. Navarro
  • José Sebastián Carrión García
  • Manuel Munuera
  • A. R. Prieto
Keywords: taphonomy, pollen, palaeoecology, caves, Spain

Abstract

Pollen from several karstic caves of Mediterranean Spain has been studied in order to understand taphonomic processes affecting cave systems. Results confirm the palaeoecological potential of cave sediments, which show pollen spectra that may reflect external vegetation from both local and regional catchment areas. Pollen distribution, deposition, and preservation are not homogeneous throughout the cave surface, but they are greatly influenced by cave morphology, and stochastic processes. The aridity is a positive factor for pollen preservation, thus enhancing the use of cave deposits as sources of palaeoenvironmental information.

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Author Biographies

C. Navarro

Universidad de Murcia

José Sebastián Carrión García

Universidad de Murcia

Manuel Munuera

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

A. R. Prieto

Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
How to Cite
Navarro, C., Carrión García, J. S., Munuera, M., & Prieto, A. R. (1998). SEDIMENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PALYNOMORPHS IN CAVE ENVIRONMENT. PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS. Anales de Biología, (23), 103–132. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/31911
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Biología vegetal

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