CLIMATE OF THE SIERRA DE CARTAGENA (SE SPAIN): SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION AT DIFFERENT SCALES

Authors

  • D. Ferrer Castán
  • Miguel Ángel Esteve Selma
  • A. Torres Martínez
Keywords: coastal environments, environmental gradients, Mediterranean-type climate, semi-arid

Abstract

In this article, both the spatial variation and the temporal fluctuation in the climate of the Sierra de Cartagena (SE Spain) are analyzed at different scales. The time interval studied includes the years 1946-1992. The results showed a gradient of precipitation and temperature along the mountain range of Cartagena. They also revealed an alternation between moist and dry periods both at seasonal and larger time scales (along cycles of about 20 years), in spite of the marked temporal fluctuation in rainfall. With regard to temperature, the data set analyzed in this study does not enable us to say that a climatic change towards warmer conditions is occurring.

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Author Biographies

D. Ferrer Castán

Universidad de Salamanca

Miguel Ángel Esteve Selma

Universidad de Salamanca

A. Torres Martínez

Universidad de Murcia
How to Cite
Ferrer Castán, D., Esteve Selma, M. Ángel, & Torres Martínez, A. (1997). CLIMATE OF THE SIERRA DE CARTAGENA (SE SPAIN): SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION AT DIFFERENT SCALES. Anales de Biología, (22), 135–152. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/32071
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Biología ambiental

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