Cañón Quípar Arco
Plausible scenario for the vegetation of the riparian canyons adjacent to Cueva del Arco (Segura and Quípar rivers) based on pollen analyses. A proliferation of trees and shrubs behaving as phreatophytic species is interpreted under generally arid conditions. The surrounding environment was largely dominated by Artemisia and grass steppes, with scattered pines and junipers on exposed lithosols. In contrast, the canyon bottoms and rocky walls hosted ash, elm, willow, poplar, alder, strawberry tree, maple, and yew, among others. This is a pictorial representation of a hydrorefugium during a stadial phase of the Late Pleistocene. Artwork by Gabriela Amorós.
Carrión JS, Amorós G, Amorós A, Gandolfo MA, Evelyn Kustatscher E. Plants in the Shadows: Bridging the Gap in Paleoecology and Paleoart. Earth Sciences Reviews. Volume 274, March 2026, 105371.
