Vegetation and climate in the Early- and Pleni-Weichselian in northern Central Europe

摘要: Analysis of numerous pollen diagrams from north and central Germany the adjacent lowlands The Netherlands, Denmark, Poland Belarus have facilitated a regional comparison vegetation climatic evolution beginning Early Weichselian glaciation to pleniglacial. Data geological studies analysis fossil beetles plant macroremains been used supplement palaeoclimatic reconstruction. Up end Oerel Interstadial palaeoclimate was characterised by increasing continentality. winter temperatures in particular tended fall continuously during stadials interstadials early Pleniglacial. In Brorup Odderade Interstadials summer where sufficiently high enable boreal forests grow, whereas were such that tree growth inhibited. It is probable falling sea-level consequent extension northwards North Sea coast main causes continentality. In latter part Pleniglacial, peat accumulation frequently took place humic silts deposited under lacustrine conditions. Correlation between various sites extraordinarily difficult. Pollen so-called Glinde, Moershoofd Complex, Hengelo Denekamp are similar those known stadials. proposed therefore these should be called intervals, term interstadial reserved for variations result distinctive assemblages which, turn, reflect dynamics. capable being on biostratigraphical basis it possible establish correlations over considerable distances. According this definition, first three warm oscillations European Brorup, Interstadials. All other pleniglacial layers assigned rank interval. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.