From Dunes to Forest: Historical Management of Coastal Dune Fields to Understand Their Changes Across Time: The Case of the Catalan Coast

Carla Garcia-Lozano; Aarón Moisés Santana-Cordero; Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar; Josep Pintó; Louis Gustavo Meira Barros; Sueli Angelo Furlan

doi:10.51349/veg.2024.2.08

From Dunes to Forest: Historical Management of Coastal Dune Fields to Understand Their Changes Across Time: The Case of the Catalan Coast

Carla Garcia-Lozano
, Aarón Moisés Santana-Cordero
, Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar
, Josep Pintó
, Louis Gustavo Meira Barros
, Sueli Angelo Furlan

Institute of the Environment

Universidad de Salamanca
University of Girona
Federal University of Northern Tocantins
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Abstract

This work compares two dune fixation processes in Catalonia (Spain), the Montgrí and Begur massifs and the Llobregat delta, and disproves that both were undertaken to impede the advance of the sands. The fixation process in the Montgrí and Begur massifs is well documented and was planned in response to the need to stop sand advancement, whereas in the case of the Llobregat delta, the actions taken were spontaneous, took place over centuries and were aimed at mitigating health issues while at the same time gaining an economic benefit from the fruit and wood of the planted pine trees.

Translated title of the contribution	De las dunas al bosque - gestión histórica de los campos dunares costeros para comprender sus cambios en el tiempo: el caso de la costa catalana
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	793-827
Number of pages	35
Journal	Vegueta
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.51349/veg.2024.2.08
Publication status	Published - 2024

Keywords

Catalan Coast
Dune Afforestation
Dune Fields
Landscape Changes
Pine Forest

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From Dunes to Forest: Historical Management of Coastal Dune Fields to Understand Their Changes Across Time: The Case of the Catalan Coast

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