Publication details
The disturbance regime of an Early Holocene swamp forest in the Czech Republic, as revealed by dendroecological, pollen and macrofossil data
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.07.001 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.07.001 |
| Keywords | Dendrochronology; Release; Suppression; Fire regime; Growth chronology; Pinus sylvestris |
| Description | A unique remnant of forest dating back to the period 9733–7897 yr BC and consisting of hundreds of tree bases was discovered in the Czech Republic. We aimed to reveal the complex disturbance history of this (sub)fossil forest using dendrochronology, and to describe its detailed plant species composition changes using palaeobotanical techniques. Analysing such Early Holocene forest dynamics should help us understand the ability of the forest community to actively adapt to climate change and generally to understand the role of dynamic instability in ecosystem evolution. |