Dynamic early Holocene vegetation development on the Faroe Islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data
Vegetation dynamics during the earliest part of the Holocene (11,250-10,250 cal yr BP) have been reconstructed from a lacustrine sequence on Sandoy, the Faroe Islands, using detailed plant macrofossil and pollen evidence. The plant macrofossils suggest the initial vegetation was sparse herb and shru...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:9318f78a-fb3c-4177-850e-bfa1afe969a9 2023-05-15T14:53:32+02:00 Dynamic early Holocene vegetation development on the Faroe Islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data Hannon, Gina E. Rundgren, Mats Jessen, Catherine A. 2010 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1589332 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2009.11.003 eng eng Academic Press https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1589332 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2009.11.003 wos:000275246700001 scopus:76849106469 Quaternary Research; 73(2), pp 163-172 (2010) ISSN: 0033-5894 Geology Empetrum Salix herbacea Arctic heathland Plant macrofossils Faroe Islands Early Holocene contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2010 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2009.11.003 2023-02-01T23:35:21Z Vegetation dynamics during the earliest part of the Holocene (11,250-10,250 cal yr BP) have been reconstructed from a lacustrine sequence on Sandoy, the Faroe Islands, using detailed plant macrofossil and pollen evidence. The plant macrofossils suggest the initial vegetation was sparse herb and shrub tundra, with Salix herbacea and open-ground species, followed by the development of a denser and more species-rich arctic heathland after 11,150 cal yr BP. Despite high pollen values for Betula nana, macrofossils are rare. The bulk of the macrofossils recorded are S. herbacea and Empetrum leaves with numerous herb taxa and an abundance of Racomitrium moss. Conditions start to change around 10,800 cal yr BP, with increased catchment erosion and sediment delivery to the lake from ca. 10,600 cal yr BP, and a transition to alternating Cyperaceae and Poaceae communities between ca. 10,450 and 10,250 cal yr BP. This vegetation change, which has been recorded throughout the Faroes, has previously been interpreted as a retrogressive shift from woody shrubs to a herbaceous community. The detailed plant macrofossil data show the shift is the replacement of an Empetrum arctic heathland by grassland and moist sedge communities. These taxa dominate the modern landscape. (C) 2009 University of Washington. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Betula nana Faroe Islands Faroes Salix herbacea Sandoy Tundra Lund University Publications (LUP) Arctic Faroe Islands Sandoy ENVELOPE(-6.776,-6.776,61.854,61.854) Quaternary Research 73 2 163 172 |
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Vegetation dynamics during the earliest part of the Holocene (11,250-10,250 cal yr BP) have been reconstructed from a lacustrine sequence on Sandoy, the Faroe Islands, using detailed plant macrofossil and pollen evidence. The plant macrofossils suggest the initial vegetation was sparse herb and shrub tundra, with Salix herbacea and open-ground species, followed by the development of a denser and more species-rich arctic heathland after 11,150 cal yr BP. Despite high pollen values for Betula nana, macrofossils are rare. The bulk of the macrofossils recorded are S. herbacea and Empetrum leaves with numerous herb taxa and an abundance of Racomitrium moss. Conditions start to change around 10,800 cal yr BP, with increased catchment erosion and sediment delivery to the lake from ca. 10,600 cal yr BP, and a transition to alternating Cyperaceae and Poaceae communities between ca. 10,450 and 10,250 cal yr BP. This vegetation change, which has been recorded throughout the Faroes, has previously been interpreted as a retrogressive shift from woody shrubs to a herbaceous community. The detailed plant macrofossil data show the shift is the replacement of an Empetrum arctic heathland by grassland and moist sedge communities. These taxa dominate the modern landscape. (C) 2009 University of Washington. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Dynamic early Holocene vegetation development on the Faroe Islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data |
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Dynamic early Holocene vegetation development on the Faroe Islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data |
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Dynamic early Holocene vegetation development on the Faroe Islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data |
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Dynamic early Holocene vegetation development on the Faroe Islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data |
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Dynamic early Holocene vegetation development on the Faroe Islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data |
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dynamic early holocene vegetation development on the faroe islands inferred from high-resolution plant macrofossil and pollen data |
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