E&G Quaternary Science Journal
E&G Quaternary Science Journal
EGQSJ
Articles | Volume 72, issue 2
Articles | Volume 72, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-72-127-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-72-127-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 72, issue 2
Research article
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11 Jul 2023
Research article |  | 11 Jul 2023

Holocene forest and land-use history of the Erzgebirge, central Europe: a review of palynological data

Knut Kaiser, Martin Theuerkauf, and Falk Hieke

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The ongoing ecological conversion of mountain forests in the Erzgebirge conceptually also requires a historical perspective on the very long-term vegetation and land-use dynamics. We collected and evaluated 121 pollen diagrams. Pollen indications of a local prehistoric human impact also in the higher altitudes find archaeological parallels in the region. The pollen data show that immediately before the medieval clearing, forests were mainly dominated by beech and fir and complemented by spruce.
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