Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Parducci, Laura, Jørgensen, Tina, Tollefsrud, Mari Mette, Elverland, Ellen, Alm, Torbjørn, Fontana, Sonia L., Bennett, Keith D., Haile, James, Matetovici, Irina, Suyama, Yoshihisa, Edwards, Mary E., Andersen, Kenneth, Rasmussen, Morten, Boessenkool, Sanne, Coissac, Eric, Brochmann, Christian, Taberlet, Pierre, Houmark-Nielsen, Michael, Larsen, Nicolaj Krog, Orlando, Ludovic, Gilbert, M.Thomas P., Kjær, Kurt H., Alsos, Inger Greve, Willerslev, Eske
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1000; name=General; /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1207; name=History and Philosophy of Science; Andøya; Norway; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/6be21d3b-0b64-427d-ad91-f71499cfe836; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1216043

It is commonly believed that trees were absent in Scandinavia during the last glaciation and first recolonized the Scandinavian Peninsula with the retreat of its ice sheet some 9000 years ago. Here, we show the presence of a rare mitochondrial DNA haplotype of spruce that appears unique to Scandinav...