Pollen profile NMK II, Lough Namackanbeg, Spiddal, Co. Galway

• Main Author: O'Connell, Michael
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2018
• Subjects: DEPTH, sediment/rock; AGE; -; Abies; Picea; Pinus; Betula; Quercus; Quercus cf. ilex; Alnus; Corylus; Fraxinus; Ulmus; Salix; Populus; Carya; Taxus; Juniperus; Hippophae; Buxus; Frangula alnus; Prunus-type; Viburnum-type; Sorbus; Empetrum; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi; Dryas octopetala; Calluna; Ephedra distachya-type; Ephedra fragilis-type; Ericaceae; Vaccinium-type; Fern spores, monolete; Polypodium vulgare; Fern spores, trilete; Dryopteris filix-mas-type; Osmunda; Pteridium; Botrychium; Cryptogramma crispa; Ophioglossum; Selaginella; Huperzia selago; Pre-Quaternary pollen; Poaceae; Plantago lanceolata; Plantago major/media; Plantago maritima; Plantago coronopus; Filipendula; Alchemilla; Alisma-type; Armeria-type; Anemone-type; Anthemis-type; Apiaceae; Artemisia; Aster-type; Bupleurum; Campanula-type; Carduus; Caryophyllaceae; Dianthus-type; Gypsophila fastigiata/G. repens; Cerastium-type; Lychnis-type; Onobrychis; Herniaria-type; Silene dioica; Chenopodiaceae; Circaea; Crassulaceae; Brassicaceae; Dipsacus; Epilobium; Euphorbia; Fabaceae; Trifolium-type; Vicia cracca-type; Lotus-type; Ononis-type; Galium-type; Gentiana cf. verna; Geranium; Helianthemum; Jasione; Liguliflorae; Liliaceae; Linum catharticum-type; Listera-type; Papaver-type; Pinguicula; Polemonium caeruleum; Potentilla-type; Ranunculus acris-type; Primula veris-type; Ranunculus sceleratus-type; Rhinanthus-type; Rosaceae; Rubiaceae; Rumex-type; Sagina; Saxifraga granulata-type; Saxifraga oppositifolia-type; Sedum; Succisa; Thalictrum; Valerianella; Urtica; Myrica; Cyperaceae; Cladium; Littorella; Menyanthes trifoliata; Potamogeton; Myriophyllum spicatum/verticillatum; Myriophyllum alterniflorum; Nymphaea; Typha latifolia; Typha/Sparganium; Isoetes lacustris; Iris pseudacorus-type; Mentha-type; Equisetum; Juniperus stomata; Sphagnum; Gelasinospora; Mandibles; Alona rustica; Pediastrum boryanum; Botryococcus; Charcoal; Sample volume; Lycopodium; Lycopodium counted; Livingstone corer; Livingstone; Molloy; Saxifraga oppositifolia
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.895321; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.895321

Analyst: Valérie AndrieuLaboratory: Palaeoenvironmental Research Unit, NUI Galway, Galway, IrelandData analysis completed: 1993Sampling in field: Date of lake coring: 1990-05-12. Length of core ca. 7-8.8 m (incl. early Holocene, LG and end of pleniglacial; bedrock reached). 7.53-8.7 m - Late-glacial (pollen) sequence. Livingstone corer; cored from a platform supported by sedge-rich vegetation where probing revealed the thickest sediments. Core taken in 1-m drives. Cored by Michael O'Connell, Karen Molloy, Aage Paus, Peter Readman, and Sjoerd Bohncke and students from Free University of Amsterdam; part of EU-funded Late-glacial project (joint NUIG/FU project) in Ireland. Sampling density: generally every 2 cm; some continuous sampling. Sample size 2 cm3; 1 cm3 from 738 cm and above. Note: sample thickness: 0.5 cm (sampling devise by A. Paus used); 4 subsamples to make up 2 cm3.Pollen preparation: Lycopodium spore suspension of know concentration added; acetolysis, mounted in glycerine. Pollen nomenclature generally follows Moore et al. 1991. Myrica distinguished from Corylus; occasional Myrica recorded. Charcoal particles ≥37 µm counted during routine pollen counting. There is the Holocene profile NMK I from nearby (probably within a few m) in the same basin (analysed in 1980s) (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.895299).