Patterns of extinction and persistence of Arctotertiary flora in Iberia during the Quaternary

Relationships among Cedrus libani, C. brevifolia and C. atlantica as revealed by the morphological and anatomical needle characters

“…ex D.Don) G.Don] (Browicz 1982;Greuter et al 1984;Charco 2001). All these taxa are examples of Tertiary relicts and their ancestors were much widely distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa before the Quaternary (Gaussen 1964;Ferguson 1967;Pons 1998;Magri and Parra 2002;Postigo-Mijarra et al 2010;Manzi et al 2011). The reduction of the area of distribution of the genus and formation of disjunctions in its range took place during the late Tertiary as result of climate cooling (Thompson 2005;Utescher et al 2007;Ivanov et al 2011).…”

“…The increasing isolation between the west-, east-Mediterranean and central-Asiatic populations of the cedars was probably a reason for formation of remnant taxa (Gaussen 1964;Pons and Quézel 1985;Pons 1998;Qiao et al 2007). The Pleistocene climate oscillations were responsible for further reduction of the genus range (Elenga et al 2000;Svenning 2003;Fady et al 2008;Terrab et al 2008;Cheddadi et al 2009;Postigo-Mijarra et al 2010). The contemporary distribution of Mediterranean species reflects the overexploitation ( Fig.…”

“…In fact, cedar wood was appreciated and used for many purposes such as shipbuilding, temple decoration, construction, furniture, etc. (Khuri et al 2000;Terrab et al 2006;Sattout et al 2007;Fady et al 2008;Postigo-Mijarra et al 2010). …”

Forgetting fire: Traditional fire knowledge in two chestnut forest ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula and its implications for European fire management policy

“…Currently, sweet chestnut forests are mainly concentrated in southern Europe (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland) and Turkey where there is a long tradition of their cultivation as groves for nuts and wood production (Conedera et al, 2004). The species itself seems to be native to the Iberian Peninsula with pre-Holocene glacial refugia having been identified in primary and secondary foci located in N and W Spain and N Portugal regions (Krebs et al, 2004;Postigo-Mijarra, 2010). The chestnut forest ecosystems of our study area are located in the foothills of the mountains of Gredos (central Spain).…”

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

“…Más tardíamente, durante la glaciación que dio paso al Holoceno, desaparecieron de la Península Ibérica Picea, Cedrus, Platanus y Aesculus (Postigo-Mijarra, et al, 2009;Postigo-Mijarra, et al, 2010).…”