S'Albufereta de Pollença (Mallorca): an introduction to its geomorphology and recent sedimentary evolution
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7203/CGUV.112.28843Keywords:
albufera, restinga, gola, marjal, rebliment, holocèAbstract
The Albufereta de Pollença is located in the north of the island of Mallorca, at the southernmost end of the bay of Pollença. The Albufereta is a coastal lagoon, with an extension of 400 ha, which structurally occupies a post-Miocene depression resulting from the distensive extension that took place after the formation of the Serra de Tramuntana at the end of the Oligocene-Lower Miocene. A coring campaign, as well as geomorphological mapping, allows the description of the morphological elements and the different sedimentary sub-environments present in the Holocene archives of this area. The coastal lagoon consists of an area of ponds and coastal lakes furrowed by a series of channels, which are separated from the sea by a sandy barrier, which currently connects with the sea by a single inlet. Locally the barrier exhibit signs of recession. Regarding to the Holocene sedimentary fill, it does not acquire a remarkable thickness, from 3 to 5 m core depths, resting on the Jurassic basement or on the Miocene marls. Detrital silty facies predominate, partially sandy and with occasional contributions of gravel, reddish in colour; which indicates that the filling of the area is mainly due to the alluvial contributions associated with the streams. The nature and thickness of the record indicate that the Holocene transgression did not exceed the height of the meter with respect to the current sea level, and that the subsidence is not very important in this area. Logs and sedimentary facies indicate that during the Holocene transgression the paleotopography inherited from the last glacial period was replenished.
Downloads
References
Blázquez, A.M., López-Belzunce, M., Rodríguez-Pérez, A-E., Guillem, J., Ferrer, C., Nieto, M., Torres, T. & Ortiz, J.E. (2024). The role of the Holocene transgression in the environmental changes of lagoons and marshes of the Mediterranean coast. Marine Geology, 47,: 107286.
Cantallops, M. (2019). La Reserva Natural Especial de s’Albufereta (Mallorca): evolució des de la seva declaració (2001-2018). Bolletí de la Societat d'Història Natural de les Balears, 62, 109-134.
Cooper, J.A.G. (1994). Lagoons and microtidal coasts. In: Carter, R.W.G. & Woodroffe, D.D. (Eds.). Coastal Evolution: 219-265. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Fornós, J.J. & Forteza, V. (1987). Estudi biosedimentològic de l’Estany de sa Barcassa de l’Albufereta de Pollença (Mallorca). Bolletí de la Societat d'Història Natural de les Balears, 31, 123-142.
Giaime, M., Morhange, C., Cau-Ontiveros, M.A., Fornós, J.J., Vacchi, M. & Marrinier, N. (2017). In search of Pollentia’s Southern harbour: Geoarcheological evidence from the Bay of Alcúdia (Mallorca, Spain). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 466, 184-201.
Gelabert, B. (1996). Funcionamiento hidrogeológico del sector oriental de la Serra de Tramutana de Mallorca. 30 Curso Internacional de Hidrología Subterránea. Fundación Centro Internacional de Hidrología Subterránea. 26 p.
Gelabert, B., Sàbat, F. & Rodríguez-Perea, A. (1991). Estructura geològica de la península de Formentor (Mallorca). Bolletí de la Societat d'Història Natural de les Balears, 34, 85-94.
Gelabert, B., Sàbat, F. & RodrÍguez-Perea, A. (1992). A structural outline of the Serra de Tramuntana of Mallorca (Balearic Islands). Tectonophysics, 203, 167-183.
Gómez-Pujol, L., Balaguer, P. & Fornós, J.J. (2007). El litoral de Mallorca: Síntesi geomórfica. In: Fornós, J.J., Ginés, J. & Gómez-Pujol, L. (Eds.). Geomorfología litoral: Migjorn y Llevant de Mallorca: 39-59. Societat d’Història Natural de les Balears, Palma.
Grootaert, P. & Brice, D. (2023). Description of a new Chersodromia Walker (Diptera: Hybotidae, Tachydromiinae) from salt marshland at the Reserva natural de s’ Albufereta, Mallorca, Spain. Bolletí de la Societat d'Història Natural de les Balears, 66, 157-165.
Herrero, C. & Vicens, P. (2009). Efectos de 10 años de protección de s’ Albufereta y consecuencias de la gestión sobre la población de aves acuáticas en invierno en s’ Albufereta y s’ Albufera de Mallorca. Anuari Ornitològic de les Balears, 24, 27-36.
Hesp, P.A.& Short, A.D. (1999). Barrier morphodynamics. In: Short, A.D. (Ed.). Handbook of beach and shoreface morphodynamics: 307-333. Wiley, Chichester.
López-García, J.M. (2000). Cartografía geològica y estructuración tectònica del sector comprendido entre Pollença y la Bahía de Pollença (Mallorca). Boletín Geológico y Minero, 111(5), 19-32.
Luque, P., Gómez-Pujol, L., Marcos, M. & Orfila, A. (2021). Coastal Flooding in the Balearic Islands During the Twenty-First Century Caused by Sea-Level Rise and Extreme Events. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 676452.
Mayol, J. (2010). Geografia i història dels espais naturals protegits a les Illes Balears. In: Mayol, J., Muntaner, L. i Rullan, O. (Eds.). Homenatge a Bartomeu Barceló i Pons, geògraf: 637-654. Lleonard Muntaner Editor, Palma.
Morales-García, R. & Bolzzico, J. (1998). Estudio hidrogeológico del funcionamiento del manantial de s’Almadrava (Mallorca). 32 Curso Internacional de Hidrología Subterránea. Fundación Centro Internacional de Hidrología Subterránea. 22 p.
Oertel, G.F. (2005). Coastal lakes and lagoons. In: Schwartz, M.L. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Coastal Science: 263-265 Springer, Dordrecht.
Pacheco, P., Pons, G.X., Sintes, E. & Fornós, J.J. (1996). Geomorphology and biosedimentological characterization of a lagoon System in a microtidal western Meiterranean embaymant (Albufereta de Pollença, Balearic Islands). Zeichrift für Geomorphology N.F., 40(1), 117-130.
Perelló, P. (2015). La presència anglesa a la Gran Albufera del Nord de Mallorca (1863-1896). Llibres 5, Inca.
Pirazzoli, P.A. (1993). Les littoraux. Leur evólution. Nathan Université, Luçon. 189 pp.
Rebassa, M. (1993). Nova localitat de cria de l'arpella (Circus aeroginosus) a Mallorca. Anuari Ornitològic de les Balears, 8, 48-50.
Rodríguez-Perea, A. (1984). El Mioceno de la serra Nord de Mallorca (Estratigrafía, Sedimentología e Implicaciones estructurales). Tesi Doctoral. Universitat de les Illes Balears, 533 pp.
Rosselló, V.M. (1993). Albuferas mediterráneas. Cuadernos de Geografía, 53: 35-64.
Sanjaume, E. & Pardo, J.E. (2000). Albuferes litorales: estado de la cuestión. In: De Andrés, J.R. & Gracia, F.J. (Eds.). Geomorfología litoral. Procesos Activos: 115-140. ITGME, Madrid.
Sanz, E. (2007). Brackish springs in coastal aqüífers and the role of calcite dissolution by mixing waters. PhD Thesis. Institute of Erath Sciences “Jaume Almera”, CSIC. 133 pp.
Sanz, E., Custodio, E., Carrera, J., Ayora, C., Barón, A. & González, C. (2002). Modelling coastal salty springs: First approach in carbonate media (sAlmadrava, Mallorca, Spain). 17th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Delft, The Netherlands. P. 195-203.
Siquier, J. L., Pintos, À., Salom, J. C. & Planas, J. (2022). Aportació al coneixement de la funga de la reserva natural de s' Albufereta (Mallorca, Illes Balears). Revista Catalana de Micologia, 42, 19-36.
Ward, L.G. & Ashley, G.M. (1989). Introduction: Coastal Lagoons Systems. Marine Geology, 88, 181-185.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
-
Abstract15
-
PDF (Català)6
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The authors transfer to Cuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València the rights of reproduction in scientific journals of the published texts. Likewise, they allow the CGUV team to distribute these contents, in addition to the CGUV website, in all those scientific databases in which it is indexed, always with the aim of ensuring a wide distribution of the work.
Building on a firm commitment to open content policies and trying to guarantee the maximum dissemination of published papers, the authors maintain all copyright rights. They may reproduce and distribute their works in other publications. However, it is recommended to disclose in the new text that it has been previously published in CGUV with a full citation.
The texts published in this journal are -if not indicated otherwise- under a Creative Commons license: Recognition-Non-Commercial-NoDerivative 4.0 International. The full license can be consulted at Creative Commons