A new method based on surface-sample pollen data for reconstructing palaeovegetation patterns.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Biomisation has been the most widely used technique to reconstruct past regional vegetation patterns because it does not require an extensive modern pollen dataset. However, it has well-known limitations including its dependence on expert judgement for the assignment of pollen taxa to plant functional types (PFTs) and PFTs to biomes. Here we present a new method that combines the strengths of biomisation with those of the alternative dissimilarity-based techniques.

Location

The Eastern Mediterranean-Black Sea Caspian Corridor (EMBSeCBIO).

Taxon

Plants.

Methods

Modern pollen samples, assigned to biomes based on potential natural vegetation data, are used to characterize the within-biome means and standard deviations of the abundances of each taxon. These val

SUBMITTER: Cruz-Silva E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature