Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence
Volcanic ash layers show that the products of Icelandic volcanism reached Britain and Ireland many times during the Holocene. Historical records suggest that at least one eruption, that of Laki in a. d. 1783, was associated with impacts on vegetation. These results raise the question: did Icelandic...
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ftumanchesterpub:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/d8f3546a-5053-40f9-ab2a-5c3d7bc55561 2023-11-12T04:18:15+01:00 Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence Payne, Richard J. Edwards, Kevin J. Blackford, Jeff J. 2013 https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/d8f3546a-5053-40f9-ab2a-5c3d7bc55561 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-012-0359-x eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Payne , R J , Edwards , K J & Blackford , J J 2013 , ' Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence ' , Vegetation History and Archaeobotany , vol. 22 , no. 2 , pp. 153-164 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-012-0359-x Hekla Ordination Palynology Tephra Tephropalynology Volcanic impacts article 2013 ftumanchesterpub https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-012-0359-x 2023-10-30T09:16:27Z Volcanic ash layers show that the products of Icelandic volcanism reached Britain and Ireland many times during the Holocene. Historical records suggest that at least one eruption, that of Laki in a. d. 1783, was associated with impacts on vegetation. These results raise the question: did Icelandic volcanism affect the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? Several studies have used pollen data to address this issue but no clear consensus has been reached. We re-analyse the palynological data using constrained ordination with various representations of potential volcanic impacts. We find that the palynological evidence for volcanic impacts on vegetation is weak but suggest that this is a case of absence of evidence and is not necessarily evidence of absence of impact. To increase the chances of identifying volcanic impacts, future studies need to maximise temporal resolution, replicate results, and investigate a greater number of tephras in a broader range of locations, including more studies from lake sediments. © 2012 Springer-Verlag. Article in Journal/Newspaper Hekla The University of Manchester: Research Explorer Laki ENVELOPE(-18.237,-18.237,64.070,64.070) Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 22 2 153 164 |
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Volcanic ash layers show that the products of Icelandic volcanism reached Britain and Ireland many times during the Holocene. Historical records suggest that at least one eruption, that of Laki in a. d. 1783, was associated with impacts on vegetation. These results raise the question: did Icelandic volcanism affect the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? Several studies have used pollen data to address this issue but no clear consensus has been reached. We re-analyse the palynological data using constrained ordination with various representations of potential volcanic impacts. We find that the palynological evidence for volcanic impacts on vegetation is weak but suggest that this is a case of absence of evidence and is not necessarily evidence of absence of impact. To increase the chances of identifying volcanic impacts, future studies need to maximise temporal resolution, replicate results, and investigate a greater number of tephras in a broader range of locations, including more studies from lake sediments. © 2012 Springer-Verlag. |
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Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence |
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Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence |
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Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence |
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Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence |
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Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence |
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volcanic impacts on the holocene vegetation history of britain and ireland? a review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence |
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Payne , R J , Edwards , K J & Blackford , J J 2013 , ' Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence ' , Vegetation History and Archaeobotany , vol. 22 , no. 2 , pp. 153-164 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-012-0359-x |
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