Volcanic impacts on the Holocene vegetation history of Britain and Ireland? A review and meta-analysis of the pollen evidence

• Published in: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
• Main Authors: Payne, Richard J., Edwards, Kevin J., Blackford, Jeff J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Hekla; Ordination; Palynology; Tephra; Tephropalynology; Volcanic impacts; Laki
• Online Access: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/d8f3546a-5053-40f9-ab2a-5c3d7bc55561; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-012-0359-x

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...