Migration patterns of subgenus Alnus in Europe since the last glacial maximum: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Recently, new palaeoecological records supported by molecular analyses and palaeodistributional modelling have provided more comprehensive insights into plant behaviour during the last Quaternary cycle. We reviewed the migration history of species of subgenus Alnus during the last 50,000 years in Europe with a focus on (1) a general revision of Alnus history since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), (2) evidence of northern refugia of Alnus populations during the LGM and (3) the specific history of Alnus in particular European regions.

Methodology

We determined changes in Alnus distribution on the basis of 811 and 68 radiocarbon-dated pollen and macrofossil sites, respectively. We compiled data from the European Pollen Database, the Czech Quaternary Palynological

SUBMITTER: Douda J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3931649 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature