Analysis of eco-geomorphological and soil relationships along one longitudinal transect in a sector from the high mountain environment in Sierra de las Nieves National Park
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https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.2024.179.359Keywords:
Transect, Eco-geomorphology, Soil, High mountain, Sierra de las NievesAbstract
The Sierra de las Nieves National Park is located in a geographical hotspot of global change. This area presents a great variety of eco-geomorphological landscapes, the least studied being the one located above 1,600 m.a.s.l., with bioclimatic features of high mountains and prolonged human use. This work studies the eco-geomorphological and soil relationships in this sector, by means of an eco-geomorphological inventory and sampling and analysis of soil properties along a longitudinal transect, in a depression of calcareous slopes and presence of gullies. The results show a lack of statistical relationship between the variables considered, which indicates the existence of an eco-geomorphological pattern that could be similar to that of the islands of fertility, characteristic of semi-arid environments, as a consequence of bioclimatic conditions and the impact of inherited human use. This finding should be further investigated in future work.
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