Resumen de Condicionantes genéticos de las dormas kársticas de El Torcal de Antequera (Cordillera Bética)
The stunning landscape of El Torcal de Antequera has produced a number of descriptive works; nevertheless, few of them present a genetic approach and, in this case, propose an essential role of differential physical weathering processes, such as gelifraction or aeolian erosion, in the origin of the characteristic banding. In this paper, it is stated the prevalence of karstic processes occurred in the tiny soils, formed in stratum surface joints, in the genesis of the differential weathering forms. On the other hand,various lithologic, structural and topographic criteria allow to distinguish between: a) carbonate plateau dolines which are very abundant in summit area, in a context similar to other betic mountains; and b) hillside dolines, related to the Quaternary deposits of cemented limestone breccias at the foot of the highest cliffts, whose origin colud be associated to distensive neotectonic.
