Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina

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de Porras, Maria Eugenia; Mancini, Maria Virginia; Prieto, Aldo Raul
Año de publicación
2011
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Cave fossil records from the Patagonian steppe (Argentina) have been largely used as a source of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental information. Major uncertainties exist, however, regarding the degree to which the fossil pollen assemblages from caves reflect past environments because of the complex site formation processes and post-depositional bias. Studies within caves from other regions have demonstrated that the understanding of modern pollen taphonomy helps to recognise the record bias improving thus the inferences. The present study therefore aims to understand how modern plant communities are represented within two caves at the Patagonian steppe and to establish the modern pollen taphonomic processes. Cave pollen assemblages provided a good representation of the local vegetation indicating therefore that cave fossil pollen assemblages are a reliable source for inferring the past vegetation. However, the modern taphonomic analysis pointed out that cave pollen assemblages are not homogeneous but show spatial variability due to different factors. Vegetation distribution, physiognomy and pollination type, biotic transport and human disturbance were the major factors affecting the cave pollen assemblages whereas orientation and topographic position seemed not to be significant. Biotic transport caused unexpected deposition patterns while animal and human post-depositional disturbance the homogenization of pollen assemblages. Other factors such as the cave internal topography, morphology and microclimatic circulation might be determinant on floor pollen assemblages so should be further investigated.
Fil: de Porras, Maria Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Mancini, Maria Virginia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Prieto, Aldo Raul. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina
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CAVES
PATAGONIAN STEPPE
POLLEN
TAPHONOMY
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spelling Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentinade Porras, Maria EugeniaMancini, Maria VirginiaPrieto, Aldo RaulCAVESPATAGONIAN STEPPEPOLLENTAPHONOMYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Cave fossil records from the Patagonian steppe (Argentina) have been largely used as a source of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental information. Major uncertainties exist, however, regarding the degree to which the fossil pollen assemblages from caves reflect past environments because of the complex site formation processes and post-depositional bias. Studies within caves from other regions have demonstrated that the understanding of modern pollen taphonomy helps to recognise the record bias improving thus the inferences. The present study therefore aims to understand how modern plant communities are represented within two caves at the Patagonian steppe and to establish the modern pollen taphonomic processes. Cave pollen assemblages provided a good representation of the local vegetation indicating therefore that cave fossil pollen assemblages are a reliable source for inferring the past vegetation. However, the modern taphonomic analysis pointed out that cave pollen assemblages are not homogeneous but show spatial variability due to different factors. Vegetation distribution, physiognomy and pollination type, biotic transport and human disturbance were the major factors affecting the cave pollen assemblages whereas orientation and topographic position seemed not to be significant. Biotic transport caused unexpected deposition patterns while animal and human post-depositional disturbance the homogenization of pollen assemblages. Other factors such as the cave internal topography, morphology and microclimatic circulation might be determinant on floor pollen assemblages so should be further investigated.Fil: de Porras, Maria Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; ArgentinaFil: Mancini, Maria Virginia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; ArgentinaFil: Prieto, Aldo Raul. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; ArgentinaElsevier Science2011-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/100920de Porras, Maria Eugenia; Mancini, Maria Virginia; Prieto, Aldo Raul; Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina; Elsevier Science; Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology; 166; 3-4; 8-2011; 335-3430034-6667CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034666711000911info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2011.06.006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:54:21Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/100920instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:54:22.046CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
title Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
spellingShingle Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
de Porras, Maria Eugenia
CAVES
PATAGONIAN STEPPE
POLLEN
TAPHONOMY
title_short Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
title_full Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
title_fullStr Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
title_sort Modern pollen analysis in caves at the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv de Porras, Maria Eugenia
Mancini, Maria Virginia
Prieto, Aldo Raul
author de Porras, Maria Eugenia
author_facet de Porras, Maria Eugenia
Mancini, Maria Virginia
Prieto, Aldo Raul
author_role author
author2 Mancini, Maria Virginia
Prieto, Aldo Raul
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CAVES
PATAGONIAN STEPPE
POLLEN
TAPHONOMY
topic CAVES
PATAGONIAN STEPPE
POLLEN
TAPHONOMY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Cave fossil records from the Patagonian steppe (Argentina) have been largely used as a source of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental information. Major uncertainties exist, however, regarding the degree to which the fossil pollen assemblages from caves reflect past environments because of the complex site formation processes and post-depositional bias. Studies within caves from other regions have demonstrated that the understanding of modern pollen taphonomy helps to recognise the record bias improving thus the inferences. The present study therefore aims to understand how modern plant communities are represented within two caves at the Patagonian steppe and to establish the modern pollen taphonomic processes. Cave pollen assemblages provided a good representation of the local vegetation indicating therefore that cave fossil pollen assemblages are a reliable source for inferring the past vegetation. However, the modern taphonomic analysis pointed out that cave pollen assemblages are not homogeneous but show spatial variability due to different factors. Vegetation distribution, physiognomy and pollination type, biotic transport and human disturbance were the major factors affecting the cave pollen assemblages whereas orientation and topographic position seemed not to be significant. Biotic transport caused unexpected deposition patterns while animal and human post-depositional disturbance the homogenization of pollen assemblages. Other factors such as the cave internal topography, morphology and microclimatic circulation might be determinant on floor pollen assemblages so should be further investigated.
Fil: de Porras, Maria Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Mancini, Maria Virginia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Prieto, Aldo Raul. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina
description Cave fossil records from the Patagonian steppe (Argentina) have been largely used as a source of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental information. Major uncertainties exist, however, regarding the degree to which the fossil pollen assemblages from caves reflect past environments because of the complex site formation processes and post-depositional bias. Studies within caves from other regions have demonstrated that the understanding of modern pollen taphonomy helps to recognise the record bias improving thus the inferences. The present study therefore aims to understand how modern plant communities are represented within two caves at the Patagonian steppe and to establish the modern pollen taphonomic processes. Cave pollen assemblages provided a good representation of the local vegetation indicating therefore that cave fossil pollen assemblages are a reliable source for inferring the past vegetation. However, the modern taphonomic analysis pointed out that cave pollen assemblages are not homogeneous but show spatial variability due to different factors. Vegetation distribution, physiognomy and pollination type, biotic transport and human disturbance were the major factors affecting the cave pollen assemblages whereas orientation and topographic position seemed not to be significant. Biotic transport caused unexpected deposition patterns while animal and human post-depositional disturbance the homogenization of pollen assemblages. Other factors such as the cave internal topography, morphology and microclimatic circulation might be determinant on floor pollen assemblages so should be further investigated.
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