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Altitudinal training sets of pollen rain – vegetation cover and modelled climate as a tool for the interpretation of paleoecological records
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Altitudinal training sets of pollen rain – vegetation cover and modelled climate as a tool for the interpretation of paleoecological records

Authors

  • Roberta Pini CNR – Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA), Laboratory of Palynology and Palaeoecology, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano (I);
  • Federica Badino CNR – Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA), Laboratory of Palynology and Palaeoecology, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano (I);
  • Michele Brunetti CNR – Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna (I);
  • Elena Champvillair University of Milano-Bicocca, Dept. of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano (I)
  • Giulia Furlanetto University of Milano-Bicocca, Dept. of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano (I)
  • Francesca Vallè University of Milano-Bicocca, Dept. of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano (I)
  • Cesare Ravazzi CNR – Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA), Laboratory of Palynology and Palaeoecology, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano (I);
  • Mattia De Amicis University of Milano-Bicocca, Dept. of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano (I)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/EQ.2017.017

Keywords

pollen dispersal, ecosystems reconstructions, ecological gradient, quantitative climate parameters

Abstract

To improve our ability to reconstruct past environments and climate from fossil pollen records, modern proxy calibration studies along climatic and ecological gradients are needed. Here we present the first training set of modern pollen rain, vegetation, climate and terrain parameters developed along a 1700m-high transect in the western Italian Alps. The accurate knowledge on the relationships between these factors is essential for robust and sound reconstructions of past ecosystems based on microscopic plant remains.

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2017-08-23

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PINI, Roberta, BADINO, Federica, BRUNETTI, Michele, CHAMPVILLAIR, Elena, FURLANETTO, Giulia, VALLÈ, Francesca, RAVAZZI, Cesare and DE AMICIS, Mattia. Altitudinal training sets of pollen rain – vegetation cover and modelled climate as a tool for the interpretation of paleoecological records. Ecological Questions. Online. 23 August 2017. Vol. 26, pp. 57-60. [Accessed 5 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/EQ.2017.017.
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