Climate and vegetation changes in coastal ecosystems during the Middle Pleniglacial and the early Holocene: Two multi-proxy, high-resolution records from Ría de Vigo (NW Iberia)

The role of antecedent morphology and changing sediment sources in the postglacial palaeogeographical evolution of an incised valley: The sedimentary record of the Ría de Arousa (NW Iberia)

“…The coast of Galicia (north-west Iberia) features several incised valleys, called rias, distributed along 1720 km of coast with a long history of research (e.g. Cartelle and García-Gil, 2019;Cotton, 1956;García-García et al, 2005;García-Gil et al, 1999;García-Moreiras et al, 2019a, 2019bMuñoz-Sobrino et al, 2012;Nonn, 1966;Rey, 1993;Rey and Somoza, 1993). These valleys were generated by tectonic modeling of the rocky basement during the Tertiary, and erosion and infill during the subsequent sealevel fluctuations associated with Quaternary glacial/interglacial cycles (Cotton, 1956;García-Gil et al, 1999;Pannekoek, 1970;Torre Enciso, 1958).…”

Aeolization on the Atlantic coast of Galicia (NW Spain) from the end of the last glacial period to the present day: Chronology, origin and evolution of coastal dunes linked to sea‐level oscillations

“…According to previous studies on the Atlantic coast of Galicia, the sands are deposited at the mouth of the rivers and/or in the innermost areas of the estuaries where the deposition of fine materials (e.g. silts in the marshes) prevails (García‐Moreiras et al, 2019; Nombela & Vilas, 1987; Rey‐Salgado, 1993). Conversely, these fluvial sands never reach the open coast (Oberle et al, 2014; Rosón et al, 2008).…”

“…Generally, the local record is characterized by the absence of suitable absolute ages or the lack of detailed sedimentological and/or micropaleontological studies (Mosquera‐Santé, 2000) that would allow a more precise description of the evolution of this coast. The abundant literature during the last three decades (Durán, 2005; García‐Gil et al, 1999, 2020; García‐Moreiras et al, 2019; Méndez & Vilas, 2005; Muñoz‐Sobrino et al, 2016; Rey‐Salgado, 1993) has not provided significant progress. Stratigraphic sequences from the marine drillings (by vibrocorer or gravity) on the surface of the continental shelf and the seabed of the Galician Rias (Figure 1) have not achieved an understanding of the coastal evolution during glacio‐eustatic variations.…”

“…[Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com](e.g. silts in the marshes) prevails(García-Moreiras et al, 2019;…”

Geological Raw Materials from a Mesolithic Archaeological Site in NW Portugal

“…Even though it is very reductionist to understand all of these shifts as a consequence of climate changes, we should not underestimate the huge influence exerted by the advent of the Holocene and its consequences to fauna and flora and, consequently, in the mobility patterns and in the survival strategies of prehistoric communities. According to new paleoclimate data, the beginning of the current interglacial period is proposed to be around 11.600 cal BP [1][2][3].…”