Formación de turberas en la Sierra de O Bocelorelación con las condiciones paleoambientales del holoceno
- Taboada Castro, M. T. 1
- Aira Rodríguez, M. J. 1
- Díaz-Fierros, F. 1
- 1 Universidad de Santiago
ISSN: 0213-4497
Year of publication: 1993
Issue: 18
Pages: 365-377
Type: Article
More publications in: Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe: Revista de xeoloxía galega e do hercínico peninsular
Abstract
The conditions of the formation and evolution of a series of peats in Sierra do Bocelo (A Coruña, Spain) were studied and related to their morphology. Carbon dating and pollen characteristics show an initial peat-forming period beginning in the late Atlantic in topographically suitable areas due to increased rainfall. A second peat-formation period in the early Sub-Atlantic relates to increasing deforestation due to man, and possibly to worsening climate also. The successive cycles undergone by these peats are reflected by their degree of decomposition as measured on Von Post's scale.