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The role of neotectonics and climate variability in the Pleistocene-to-Holocene hydrological evolution of the Fuente de Piedra playa lake (southern Iberian Peninsula)
Alejandro Jiménez-Bonilla
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Department of Physics, Chemistry and Natural Systems, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain
Lucía Martegani
Department of Biology and Geology, Water Resources and Environmental Geology Research Group, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Andalusian Centre for Global Change – Hermelindo Castro. ENGLOBA, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Miguel Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Natural Systems, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain
Fernando Gázquez
Department of Biology and Geology, Water Resources and Environmental Geology Research Group, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Andalusian Centre for Global Change – Hermelindo Castro. ENGLOBA, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Manuel Díaz-Azpíroz
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Natural Systems, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain
Sergio Martos
Geological Survey of Spain (IGME), 28003 Madrid, Spain
Klaus Reicherter
Institute of Neotectonics and Natural Hazards, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
Inmaculada Expósito
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Natural Systems, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain
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We conducted an interdisciplinary study of the Fuente de Piedra playa lake's evolution in southern Spain. We made water balances for the Fuente de Piedra playa lake's lifespan. Our results indicate that the Fuente de Piedra playa lake's level moved and tilted south-west, which was caused by active faults.
We conducted an interdisciplinary study of the Fuente de Piedra playa lake's evolution in...
