Holocene hydrological and vegetation changes in southern France inferred by the study of an alluvial travertine system (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Hérault)

Ali, Adam A.; Roiron, Paul; Chabal, Lucie; Ambert, Paul; Gascó, Jean; Andre, Joel; Terral, Jean‐Frédéric

doi:10.1016/j.crte.2008.02.001

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“…Earlier, Vitis pollen grains may originate from wild grapes naturally growing in this area (Ali et al, 2008). Moreover, archeobotanical studies demonstrate that Neolithic and Bronze Age populations were gathering wild grapes and thus may have favored this taxon near the lagoon (Alonso et al, 2007(Alonso et al, , 2008Chabal and Terral, 2007).…”

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Late Holocene vegetation changes in relation with climate fluctuations and human activity in Languedoc (southern France)

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Abstract. Holocene climate fluctuations and human activity since the Neolithic have shaped present-day Mediterranean environments. Separating anthropogenic effects from climatic impacts to better understand Mediterranean paleoenvironmental changes over the last millennia remains a challenging issue. High-resolution pollen analyses were undertaken on two cores from the Palavasian lagoon system (Hérault, southern France). These records allow reconstruction of vegetation dynamics over the last 4500 years. Results are compared with climatic, historical and archeological archives. A long-term aridification trend is highlighted during the late Holocene, and three superimposed arid events are recorded at 4600-4300, 2800-2400 and 1300-1100 cal BP. These periods of high-frequency climate variability coincide in time with the rapid climatic events observed in the Atlantic Ocean (Bond et al., 2001). From the Bronze Age (4000 cal BP) to the end of the Iron Age (around 2000 cal BP), the spread of sclerophyllous taxa and loss of forest cover result from anthropogenic impact. Classical Antiquity is characterized by a major reforestation event related to the concentration of rural activity and populations in coastal plains leading to forest recovery in the mountains. A major regional deforestation occurred at the beginning of the High Middle Ages. Around 1000 cal BP, forest cover is minimal while the cover of olive, chestnut and walnut expands in relation to increasing human influence. The present-day vegetation dominated by Mediterranean shrubland and pines has been in existence since the beginning of the 20th century.

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Late Holocene vegetation changes in relation with climate fluctuations and human activity in Languedoc (southern France)

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“…In the archeologial record, evidence for grape cultivation occurs from the Iron Age and accounts for the presence of Vitis pollen after 2500 cal BP (Alonso et al, 2007(Alonso et al, , 2008. Earlier, Vitis pollen grains may originate from wild grapes naturally growing in this area (Ali et al, 2008).…”

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Late Holocene vegetation changes in relation with climate fluctuations and human activities in Languedoc (Southern France)

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Abstract. Holocene climate fluctuations and human activities since the Neolithic have shaped present-day Mediterranean environments. Separating anthropogenic effects from climatic impacts to reconstruct Mediterranean paleoenvironments over the last millennia remains a challenging issue. High resolution pollen analyses were undertaken on two cores from the Palavasian lagoon system (Hérault, southern France). These records allow reconstruction of vegetation dynamics over the last 4500 years. Results are compared with climatic, historical and archeological archives. A long-term aridification trend is highlighted during the Late Holocene and three superimposed arid events are recorded at 4600–4300, 2800–2400 and 1300–1100 cal BP. These periods of climatic instability coincide in time with the rapid climatic events depicted in the Atlantic Ocean (Bond et al., 2001). From the Bronze Age (4000 cal BP) to the end of the Iron Age (around 2000 cal BP), the spread of evergreen taxa and loss of forest cover result from anthropogenic impact. The Antiquity is characterized by a major reforestation event related to the concentration of rural activities and populations in coastal plains leading to forest recovery in the mountains. A major regional deforestation occurred at the beginning of the High Middle Ages. Around 1000 cal BP, forest cover is minimal while cover of olive, chestnut and walnut expands in relation to increasing human influence. The present day vegetation dominated by Mediterranean shrubland and pines has been in existence since the beginning of the 20th century.

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“…En Alemania, ha sido citado en el interglacial Riss-Würn en la localidad de Weimar-Ebringsdorf (Vent, 1955). También en Francia apareció en el Último Periodo Glacial en el Vallée du Gardon (Bazile-Robert, 1979), y en los depósitos holocenos de Saint Guilhem-le-Désert -l'Herault- (Lecoeuvre, et al, 2008;Ali, et al, 2008).…”

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“…En este mismo país, se ha hallado en el MIS 3 en la flora de Castelnau-le-Lez y en el Holoceno, en St-Antonin -Bouches-du-Rhone; Francia- (Ali, et al, 2003c) y Saint Guilhem-le-Désert -l'Herault- (Lecoeuvre, et al, 2008;Ali, et al, 2008).…”

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“…En este mismo país aparece en el Holoceno en las localidades de St-Antonin -Bouches-du-Rhone- (Ali, et al, 2003c) y Saint Guilhem-leDésert -l'Herault- (Lecoeuvre, et al, 2008;Ali, et al, 2008). También se ha hallado en los depósitos holocenos del yacimiento tobáceo de Jorox, en la Serranía de Ronda -Málaga- (Delannoy, et al, 1993) Dicotylophyllum sp 1.…”

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Evolución de la vegetación en el sector biogeográfico Castellano Cantábrico durante el Cuaternario Final, a través del registro tobáceo

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Holocene hydrological and vegetation changes in southern France inferred by the study of an alluvial travertine system (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Hérault)

Cited by 9 publications

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Late Holocene vegetation changes in relation with climate fluctuations and human activity in Languedoc (southern France)

Late Holocene vegetation changes in relation with climate fluctuations and human activity in Languedoc (southern France)

Late Holocene vegetation changes in relation with climate fluctuations and human activities in Languedoc (Southern France)

Evolución de la vegetación en el sector biogeográfico Castellano Cantábrico durante el Cuaternario Final, a través del registro tobáceo

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