Vegetation History in the Toledo Mountains (Central Iberia): Human Impact during the Last 1300 Years

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 10; no. 7; p. 2575
• Main Authors: Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger, Reyes, Pérez-Díaz, Sebastián, Alba-Sánchez, Francisca, Abel-Schaad, Daniel, López-Sáez, José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 23.07.2018
• Subjects: Climate change; Cultural heritage; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Evolution; Human impact; Human influences; Hunting; Landscape; Management tools; Mountains; Paleoecology; Plant communities; Soil erosion; Sustainability; Vegetation

Mid-mountain ecosystems provide a broad diversity of resources, heterogeneous relief, and a mild climate, which are all very useful for human necessities. These features enable different strategies such as the terracing of the slopes as well as wide crop diversification. Their relations lead to a pa...