Early Holocene land floras and faunas from Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Hedenäs, Lars
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1995
• Subjects: Svalbard; Edgeøya; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/1947; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v14i2.6663

Early Holocene, near-shore marine sediments from Visdalen, Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard contain locally abundant allochthonous remains of land plants, notably bryophytes. Wetland species indicative of mineral rich and calcareous soils are frequent, but upland plants are also well represented. The fossi...