Geomorphological and Sedimentological Evolution of the Ramsar-Listed Wetland Reserve “Laguna de El Conde” (Córdoba, Spain)

The “laguna de El Conde” wetland Ramsar reserve (Córdoba, Spain) depicts a geomorphological progression with different Pleistocene and Holocene stages and reaching a concluding situation by anthropic manipulation of the local network of tributaries. The nature of the sediments carried into the Triassic-gypsum depression where the reserve is situated. Further, dissolution processes and the formation of an inter-sedimentary layer of water are found to play a critical role in the formation of this protected wetland.