Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene vegetation and climate changes at the European scale: Long pollen records and climatostratigraphy

Popescu, Speranta-Maria; Biltekin, Demet; Winter, Hanna; Suc, Jean-Pierre; Melinte-Dobrinescu, Mihaela; Klotz, Stefan; Rabineau, Marina; Combourieu-Nebout, Nathalie; Clauzon, Georges; Deaconu, Florina

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2010.03.013

Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene vegetation and climate changes at the European scale: Long pollen records and climatostratigraphy

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Popescu S., Biltekin D., Winter H., Suc J., Melinte-Dobrinescu M. C., Klotz S., ...More

QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL, vol.219, pp.152-167, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 219
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.03.013
Journal Name: QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.152-167
Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The biostratigraphically calibrated long pollen record at DSDP Site 380 (southwestern Black Sea) displays a high-resolution continuous and contrasted evolution of the vegetation in the region for the entire Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene. An accurate correlation is established with the reference global oxygen isotopic curve and with the Northwestern European climatostratigraphy. Climatostratigraphic relationships are evident at the latitudinal and longitudinal scale of Europe, confirming the extensive strength of pollen analysis as a tool for correlations over large distances. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.