Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times
Humans have made such dramatic and permanent changes to Earth's landscapes that much of it is now substantially and irreversibly altered from its preanthropogenic state. Remote islands, until recently isolated from humans, offer insights into how these landscapes evolved in response to human-in...
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Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval timesRaposeiro, Pedro MiguelHernández Hernández, ArmandPla Rabés, SergiBao Casal, RobertoSáez, AlbertoShanahan, TimothyBenavente, Mariode Boer, Erik J.Richter, NoraGordon, VerónicaMarques, HelenaSousa, Pedro M.Souto, MartínMatias, Miguel G.Aguiar, NicolePereira, CátiaRitter, CatarinaRubio de Inglés, María JesúsVázquez-Loureiro, DavidAmaral-Zettler, Linda A.Huang, Yongsongvan Leeuwen, Jacqueline FNPrego, RicardoRuiz-Fernández, Ana CarolinaSánchez-Cabeza, Joan AlbertTrigo, Ricardo M.Giralt Romeu, SantiagoGonçalves, VítorMargalef Marrasé, OlgaSalcedo, MarinaCosta, Ana CristinaMasqué, PereCanvi climàticAçoresColonitzacióClimatic changeAzoresColonizationHumans have made such dramatic and permanent changes to Earth's landscapes that much of it is now substantially and irreversibly altered from its preanthropogenic state. Remote islands, until recently isolated from humans, offer insights into how these landscapes evolved in response to human-induced perturbations. However, little is known about when and how remote systems were colonized because archaeological data and historical records are scarce and incomplete. Here, we use a multiproxy approach to reconstruct the initial colonization and subsequent environmental impacts on the Azores Archipelago. Our reconstructions provide unambiguous evidence for widespread human disturbance of this archipelago starting between 700 -60/+50 and 850 -60/+60 Common Era (CE), ca. 700 y earlier than historical records suggest the onset of Portuguese settlement of the islands. Settlement proceeded in three phases, during which human pressure on the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems grew steadily (i.e., through livestock introductions, logging, and fire), resulting in irreversible changes. Our climate models suggest that the initial colonization at the end of the early Middle Ages (500 to 900 CE) occurred in conjunction with anomalous northeasterly winds and warmer Northern Hemisphere temperatures. These climate conditions likelyinhibited exploration from southern Europe and facilitated human settlers from the northeast Atlantic. These results are consistent with recent archaeological and genetic data suggesting that the Norse were most likely the earliest settlers on the islands.National Academy of Sciences2021202220212021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion15 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/180455Articles publicats en revistes (Dinàmica de la Terra i l'Oceà)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108236118Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 2021, vol. 118, num. 41, p. 1-7https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108236118(c) Raposeiro, Pedro et al., 2021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1804552026-05-29T05:05:01Z |
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Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times |
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Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times Raposeiro, Pedro Miguel Canvi climàtic Açores Colonització Climatic change Azores Colonization |
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Raposeiro, Pedro Miguel Hernández Hernández, Armand Pla Rabés, Sergi Bao Casal, Roberto Sáez, Alberto Shanahan, Timothy Benavente, Mario de Boer, Erik J. Richter, Nora Gordon, Verónica Marques, Helena Sousa, Pedro M. Souto, Martín Matias, Miguel G. Aguiar, Nicole Pereira, Cátia Ritter, Catarina Rubio de Inglés, María Jesús Vázquez-Loureiro, David Amaral-Zettler, Linda A. Huang, Yongsong van Leeuwen, Jacqueline FN Prego, Ricardo Ruiz-Fernández, Ana Carolina Sánchez-Cabeza, Joan Albert Trigo, Ricardo M. Giralt Romeu, Santiago Gonçalves, Vítor Margalef Marrasé, Olga Salcedo, Marina Costa, Ana Cristina Masqué, Pere |
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Raposeiro, Pedro Miguel Hernández Hernández, Armand Pla Rabés, Sergi Bao Casal, Roberto Sáez, Alberto Shanahan, Timothy Benavente, Mario de Boer, Erik J. Richter, Nora Gordon, Verónica Marques, Helena Sousa, Pedro M. Souto, Martín Matias, Miguel G. Aguiar, Nicole Pereira, Cátia Ritter, Catarina Rubio de Inglés, María Jesús Vázquez-Loureiro, David Amaral-Zettler, Linda A. Huang, Yongsong van Leeuwen, Jacqueline FN Prego, Ricardo Ruiz-Fernández, Ana Carolina Sánchez-Cabeza, Joan Albert Trigo, Ricardo M. Giralt Romeu, Santiago Gonçalves, Vítor Margalef Marrasé, Olga Salcedo, Marina Costa, Ana Cristina Masqué, Pere |
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Hernández Hernández, Armand Pla Rabés, Sergi Bao Casal, Roberto Sáez, Alberto Shanahan, Timothy Benavente, Mario de Boer, Erik J. Richter, Nora Gordon, Verónica Marques, Helena Sousa, Pedro M. Souto, Martín Matias, Miguel G. Aguiar, Nicole Pereira, Cátia Ritter, Catarina Rubio de Inglés, María Jesús Vázquez-Loureiro, David Amaral-Zettler, Linda A. Huang, Yongsong van Leeuwen, Jacqueline FN Prego, Ricardo Ruiz-Fernández, Ana Carolina Sánchez-Cabeza, Joan Albert Trigo, Ricardo M. Giralt Romeu, Santiago Gonçalves, Vítor Margalef Marrasé, Olga Salcedo, Marina Costa, Ana Cristina Masqué, Pere |
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Canvi climàtic Açores Colonització Climatic change Azores Colonization |
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Humans have made such dramatic and permanent changes to Earth's landscapes that much of it is now substantially and irreversibly altered from its preanthropogenic state. Remote islands, until recently isolated from humans, offer insights into how these landscapes evolved in response to human-induced perturbations. However, little is known about when and how remote systems were colonized because archaeological data and historical records are scarce and incomplete. Here, we use a multiproxy approach to reconstruct the initial colonization and subsequent environmental impacts on the Azores Archipelago. Our reconstructions provide unambiguous evidence for widespread human disturbance of this archipelago starting between 700 -60/+50 and 850 -60/+60 Common Era (CE), ca. 700 y earlier than historical records suggest the onset of Portuguese settlement of the islands. Settlement proceeded in three phases, during which human pressure on the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems grew steadily (i.e., through livestock introductions, logging, and fire), resulting in irreversible changes. Our climate models suggest that the initial colonization at the end of the early Middle Ages (500 to 900 CE) occurred in conjunction with anomalous northeasterly winds and warmer Northern Hemisphere temperatures. These climate conditions likelyinhibited exploration from southern Europe and facilitated human settlers from the northeast Atlantic. These results are consistent with recent archaeological and genetic data suggesting that the Norse were most likely the earliest settlers on the islands. |
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Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108236118 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 2021, vol. 118, num. 41, p. 1-7 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108236118 |
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