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Main Authors: Santana, Jonathan, Del Pino Curbelo, Miguel, Iriarte, Eneko, Morales, Jacob, Caro, José L, Fregel, Rosa, Hagenblad, Jenny, García González, Rebeca, Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia
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Published: Scientific reports 2025
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40461538/
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author Santana, Jonathan
Del Pino Curbelo, Miguel
Iriarte, Eneko
Morales, Jacob
Caro, José L
Fregel, Rosa
Hagenblad, Jenny
García González, Rebeca
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia
author_facet Santana, Jonathan
Del Pino Curbelo, Miguel
Iriarte, Eneko
Morales, Jacob
Caro, José L
Fregel, Rosa
Hagenblad, Jenny
García González, Rebeca
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia
Santana, Jonathan
Del Pino Curbelo, Miguel
Iriarte, Eneko
Morales, Jacob
Caro, José L
Fregel, Rosa
Hagenblad, Jenny
García González, Rebeca
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Climate, biogeography, and human resilience in the demographic history of the Canary Islands during the Amazigh period. Santana, Jonathan Del Pino Curbelo, Miguel Iriarte, Eneko Morales, Jacob Caro, José L Fregel, Rosa Hagenblad, Jenny García González, Rebeca Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia Humans Spain Climate Climate Change Population Dynamics History, Medieval History, Ancient History, 15th Century Radiometric Dating Agriculture Islands Demography This study explores the dynamic interplay between biogeography, climate variability, and human agency in shaping the population trajectories of Amazigh communities in the Canary Islands (1st to fifteenth centuries cal CE). Using radiocarbon dating as a proxy for population size, this research suggests potential links between demographic trends and environmental factors, highlighting how climatic phases influence agricultural productivity and settlement patterns. Favorable conditions during the Roman Warm Period (RWP) facilitated population expansion, whereas climatic stress during positive phases of the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) (700-800 cal CE) led to significant demographic declines, particularly on smaller and more arid islands. Larger and ecologically more diverse islands, such as Gran Canaria and Tenerife, showed resilience due to their ecological diversity, agricultural innovations, and food security strategies, which supported sustained growth even during challenging periods such as the Early Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA, 800-1150 cal CE). From 1150 to 1350 cal CE, cooler sea surface temperatures and a prevailing negative NAO phase increased marine productivity, enabling demographic recovery across islands. However, the arrival of Europeans in the fourteenth-fifteenth centuries introduced external disruptions, including slave raids, novel pathogens, and land seizures, leading to societal collapse. Overall, this study highlights the critical role of environmental diversity and agricultural adaptability in supporting human populations through climatic change and offers valuable perspectives on the relationships among climate, biogeography and human societies.
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spellingShingle Climate, biogeography, and human resilience in the demographic history of the Canary Islands during the Amazigh period.
Santana, Jonathan
Del Pino Curbelo, Miguel
Iriarte, Eneko
Morales, Jacob
Caro, José L
Fregel, Rosa
Hagenblad, Jenny
García González, Rebeca
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia
Humans
Spain
Climate
Climate Change
Population Dynamics
History, Medieval
History, Ancient
History, 15th Century
Radiometric Dating
Agriculture
Islands
Demography
Climate, biogeography, and human resilience in the demographic history of the Canary Islands during the Amazigh period. Santana, Jonathan Del Pino Curbelo, Miguel Iriarte, Eneko Morales, Jacob Caro, José L Fregel, Rosa Hagenblad, Jenny García González, Rebeca Rodríguez Rodríguez, Amelia Humans Spain Climate Climate Change Population Dynamics History, Medieval History, Ancient History, 15th Century Radiometric Dating Agriculture Islands Demography This study explores the dynamic interplay between biogeography, climate variability, and human agency in shaping the population trajectories of Amazigh communities in the Canary Islands (1st to fifteenth centuries cal CE). Using radiocarbon dating as a proxy for population size, this research suggests potential links between demographic trends and environmental factors, highlighting how climatic phases influence agricultural productivity and settlement patterns. Favorable conditions during the Roman Warm Period (RWP) facilitated population expansion, whereas climatic stress during positive phases of the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) (700-800 cal CE) led to significant demographic declines, particularly on smaller and more arid islands. Larger and ecologically more diverse islands, such as Gran Canaria and Tenerife, showed resilience due to their ecological diversity, agricultural innovations, and food security strategies, which supported sustained growth even during challenging periods such as the Early Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA, 800-1150 cal CE). From 1150 to 1350 cal CE, cooler sea surface temperatures and a prevailing negative NAO phase increased marine productivity, enabling demographic recovery across islands. However, the arrival of Europeans in the fourteenth-fifteenth centuries introduced external disruptions, including slave raids, novel pathogens, and land seizures, leading to societal collapse. Overall, this study highlights the critical role of environmental diversity and agricultural adaptability in supporting human populations through climatic change and offers valuable perspectives on the relationships among climate, biogeography and human societies.
title Climate, biogeography, and human resilience in the demographic history of the Canary Islands during the Amazigh period.
topic Humans
Spain
Climate
Climate Change
Population Dynamics
History, Medieval
History, Ancient
History, 15th Century
Radiometric Dating
Agriculture
Islands
Demography
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40461538/