The local extinction of Cedrus atlantica in the Iberian Peninsula could have been completed due to biological interaction

  1. González-Hernández, Antonio 1
  2. Nieto-Lugilde, Diego 2
  3. Alba-Sánchez, Francisca 1
  4. Peñas, Julio 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

  2. 2 Universidad de Córdoba
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    Universidad de Córdoba

    Córdoba, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05yc77b46

Editor: Zenodo

Año de publicación: 2024

Tipo: Dataset

DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.10830432 lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

This data set is used to explore the possibility that Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Carrière and Pinus nigra Arnold could have interacted in the past, mutually excluding each other in the areas with suitable conditions for both species and, where, ultimately, the one that was most competitive would remain. The species show very well differenciated niches and a distribution of their habitats segregated by continents (P. nigra in Europe and C. atlantica in Africa), which responds to differences in climatic affinities. However, the contact of their distributions in bordering areas suggests that C. atlantica maintained its presence in the Iberian Peninsula until recent times, and that P. nigra could have displaced it due to its higher prevalence on the continent.