Human impact on an island ecosystem: pollen data from Sandoy, Faroe islands

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Lawson, I.T., Edwards, K.J., Church, M.J., Newton, A.J., Cook, G.T., Gathorne-Hardy, F., Dugmore, A.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; Faroe Islands; Sandoy; Faroes; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/46051/

Aim : To investigate the form and dynamics of ecosystems on an isolated island in the North Atlantic before human settlement in the first millennium ad, and the effects of human activities thereafter. Location : The island of Sandoy, Faroes (61°50′ N, 6°45′ W). Methods : Two sequences of lake sedime...