Jose Manuel Plata Moreno

Dr. Jose Manuel Plata Moreno


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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12 May 2025 in Quaternary
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DÁDaniela Álvarez
Daniela Álvarez
CGCarlos Alberto Torres Guerrero
Carlos Alberto Torres Guerrero
BJBoixadera Jaume
Boixadera Jaume
CBCarles Balasch
Carles Balasch
JMJose Manuel Plata Moreno
Jose Manuel Plata Moreno
RPRosa M Poch
Rosa M Poch
Loess–palaeosol sequences (LPSs) are continuous records of palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic conditions during the Quaternary. This study includes 17 LPS located in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula, irregularly distributed, associated with different river basins: the Ebro Basin, the Mora Basin, and the Ter sub-basin. The soils developed on these loess deposits present a loam–sandy texture, coarser than the typical loess, ochre in colour, with variable thickness (1–12 m), calcareous composition (20–45% CaCO3 eq.), very low or null organic matter (OM), and basic pH. These deposits have been classified as desert LPS, whose pedogenesis is mainly associated with the redistribution of calcium carbonate and, in some cases, gypsum. Several methodologies have been applied to determine their mineralogical, physical, and chemical characteristics and date them by luminescence techniques. In addition, some relevant pedofeatures (porosity, CaCO3, gypsum, etc.) have been characterised in detail. The aims of the present study have been to know the pedogenic development of the LPS by defining the main soil-forming factors that have affected them in order to associate these factors with the characteristic palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental conditions reported in this area over time and to improve the understanding of soil evolution.