A5013864478- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Marine and environmental studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research
2022-2025
University of Bern
2022-2025
Abstract Here we present the first high-resolution continuous palaeoecological study from Greece covering Mesolithic–Neolithic transition at Limni Zazari, a small lake in western Macedonia. We how interactions between vegetation and climate might have affected introduction of agriculture to Europe ca. 8500 years ago. found that mixed deciduous oak woodlands established around once moisture availability began increase ~10,300 cal yr BP. Between 8600 8000 BP, change, causing drier conditions,...
Abies alba Mill. is a prominent European tree species predominantly inhabiting cool and humid montane environments. However, paleoecological evidence reveals that during the Eemian mid-Holocene, A. thrived in much warmer drier climates. This capacity nowadays reflected cryptic meso- sub-Mediterranean lowland populations. To link populations across diverse climates spanning from Mediterranean lowlands to Alpine timberline, we genotyped 421 specimens Italy Switzerland at 190 single-nucleotide...
Both climate change and anthropogenic disturbance affect vegetation composition, but it is difficult to separate these drivers of from one another. A better understanding past dynamics necessary disentangle the influence different forcing factors assess future change. Here we present first multi-proxy palaeoecological study combining sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA), pollen, spores, stomata, charcoal plant macrofossils Alps. We reconstructed Holocene fire history at Lago Inferiore del...
Abstract Detailed knowledge about the interactions between vegetation, climate and land use during Mesolithic Neolithic, at transition from foraging to farming, is still scarce in Balkans. Here we present a palaeoecological study combining pollen, spores charcoal found sedimentary cores Lake Ohrid, Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia, with particular focus on vegetation dynamics Late Glacial-Holocene Mesolithic-Neolithic transitions. Our record begins ca. 13,500 cal bp (11,550 bc ) when...
The importance of understanding the long-lasting legacy past land use on modern ecosystems has long been acknowledged. However, magnitude and persistence such legacies have assessed only occasionally. Northern Greece a gateway farming into mainland Europe during Neolithic, thus providing perfect setting to assess potential impact land-use history present-day ecosystems. Additionally, marked Holocene climatic variability southern Balkans makes it possible investigate climate-vegetation-land...
Mesomediterranean vegetation with abundant evergreen broadleaved trees and shrubs is dominant along the coast of northern Greece. Well-dated palynological records are available from inland submediterranean zone, where absent or rare, but less known about history coastal area. For instance, it unclear when why expanded during Holocene. Here we present a new record mesomediterranean site, Limni Volvi, near Aegean Sea. To understand Holocene history, combined palynology, microscopic charcoal...
Although rare, temporally and taxonomically highly-resolved palaeoecological studies with high chronological precision are essential to perform detailed comparisons precisely dated independent evidence such as archaeological findings, historical events, or palaeoclimatic data. Using a new chronologically precise sedimentary record from Lago di Mezzano (central Italy), we reconstruct decadal-scale vegetation, species diversity, fire dynamics, aiming better understand the linkages between...