S’Albufereta de Pollença (Mallorca): una introducció a la seva geomorfologia i l’evolució sedimentària recent

Recent sediment analysis of S’Albufereta de Pollença, a 400-hectare wetland in Mallorca’s Serra de Tramuntana, reveals that the Holocene sediment fill—ranging from 3 to 5 meters thick—was primarily driven by alluvial inputs from torrents rather than significant marine transgression. The study suggests minimal subsidence and indicates that the paleotopography from the last glacial period was largely refilled during the Holocene transgression, which did not exceed one meter above current sea levels. Researchers employed mechanical coring and geomorphological mapping to characterize the wetland’s morphology and sedimentary sub-environments, providing insights into its recent geological evolution.

Fornós, J. J., GÓMEZ-PUJOL, L., Cau-Ontiveros, M. A., & Mas-Florit, C. (2024). S’Albufereta de Pollença (Mallorca): an introduction to its geomorphology and recent sedimentary evolution. Cuadernos de Geografía de La Universitat de València, (112), 85–105. https://doi.org/10.7203/cguv.112.28843