Timing of glaciation during the last glacial cycle: evaluating the concept of a global 'Last Glacial Maximum'(LGM)

PD Hughes, PL Gibbard, J Ehlers - Earth-Science Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
It has long been known that mountain glaciers and continental ice sheets around the globe
reached their respective maximum extent at different times during the last glacial cycle, often …

Impacts of global change on Mediterranean forests and their services

J Peñuelas, J Sardans, I Filella, M Estiarte, J Llusià… - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
The increase in aridity, mainly by decreases in precipitation but also by higher temperatures,
is likely the main threat to the diversity and survival of Mediterranean forests. Changes in …

Impacts of future climate and land cover changes on landslide susceptibility: Regional scale modelling in the Val d'Aran region (Pyrenees, Spain)

M Hürlimann, Z Guo, C Puig-Polo, V Medina - Landslides, 2022 - Springer
It is widely accepted that future environmental changes will affect rainfall-induced shallow
slides in high-mountain areas. In this study, the Val d'Aran region located in the Central …

Relation between land cover and landslide susceptibility in Val d'Aran, Pyrenees (Spain): Historical aspects, present situation and forward prediction

H Shu, M Hürlimann, R Molowny-Horas… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics on landslide susceptibility are not
fully understood. This study evaluates the influence of LULC on landslide susceptibility and …

Atmospheric circulation over Europe during the Younger Dryas

BR Rea, R Pellitero, M Spagnolo, P Hughes… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The Younger Dryas (YD) was a period of rapid climate cooling that occurred at the end of the
last glaciation. Here, we present the first palaeoglacier-derived reconstruction of YD …

Late Quaternary glacial phases in the Iberian Peninsula

M Oliva, D Palacios, JM Fernández-Fernández… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The only glaciers existing today in the Iberian Peninsula are small features located in the
Pyrenees, though their number and extension has undergone significant changes over the …

Climatic implications of correlated Upper Pleistocene glacial and fluvial deposits on the Cinca and Gállego Rivers (NE Spain) based on OSL dating and soil …

CJ Lewis, EV McDonald, C Sancho, JL Peña… - Global and Planetary …, 2009 - Elsevier
We correlate Upper Pleistocene glacial and fluvial deposits of the Cinca and Gállego River
valleys (south central Pyrenees and Ebro basin, Spain) using geomorphic position …

Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation

M Oliva, M Žebre, M Guglielmin, PD Hughes… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The relatively warm climate conditions prevailing today in the Mediterranean region limit
cold geomorphological processes only to the highest mountain environments. However …

Timing of glaciation in the Mediterranean mountains during the last cold stage

PD Hughes, JC Woodward - Journal of Quaternary Science …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research in the mountains of the Mediterranean has attempted to establish the timing
of the maximum extent of glaciers during the last cold stage. Several dating methods have …

Little Ice Age'glaciation and current glaciers in the Iberian Peninsula

JJ González Trueba, RM Moreno… - The …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Little Ice Age'(LIA) glacier advance has been registered in three of the main Iberian high
mountain areas: Pyrenees, Picos de Europa and Sierra Nevada. During the LIA, three …