Vegetation Changes during the Holocene Inferred from Pollen Study of Lake Rubskoe Bottom Sediments (European Russia)

Аннотация

An environmental reconstruction of vegetation and climate is inferred from pollen records of Lake Rubskoe (Ivanovo region, Central Russia). The reconstruction suggests a general prevalence of pollen of broad-leaved trees. The results suggest a relatively cold period during the earlier part of the record (500–400 cm) followed by a warmer period (400–160 cm). Climate conditions similar to modern ones are reconstructed for the youngest sediments (160–50 cm).