The full-glacial forests of central and southeastern Europe

Auteurs :
WILLIS, K.J.
RUDNER, E.
SÜMEGI, P.

Description :
The presence of trees in central and southern Europe during the last full-glaciation has long been a matter of debate. Here the AA. present macroscopic charcoal results from 31 sequences located throughout Hungary that provide unequivocal evidence for the presence of at least 7 different tree types between 32,500 and 16,500 C 14 yr B.P. This evidence is presented in conjunction with molluscan and pollen analyses to indicate that during the last full-glaciation, trees grew as far north as Hungary, in microenvironmentally favorable sites. These areas provided an important cold-stage refugium for the European flora and fauna.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 2000, vol. 53, n°. 2, p. 203-213, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 69 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier