Plant survival in Iceland during periods of glaciation?

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Rundgren, Mats, Ingólfsson, Ólafur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1999
• Subjects: Climate Research; Environmental Sciences; Geology; Glaciation; Iceland; Palaeobotany; Refugia; Vegetation; Arctic; Greenland; Saksunarvatn; Torfadalsvatn
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/b985c0f3-752e-4a88-a00e-0b97916b2a53; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00296.x

Aim: The paper addresses the classical question of possible plant survival in Iceland during the last glacial period in the light of a palaeobotanical record from northern Iceland, spanning the period 11,300-9000 BP, including the Younger Dryas stadial. We review the Late Cenozoic fossil plant recor...