E&G Quaternary Science Journal
E&G Quaternary Science Journal
EGQSJ
Articles | Volume 75, issue 2
Articles | Volume 75, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-75-163-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-75-163-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 75, issue 2
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28 Jul 2026
Express report |  | 28 Jul 2026

Tree growth at the beginning of the Holocene at an elevation of 2150 m in the Engadin Valley, Switzerland

Christian Schlüchter, Leo Hösli, Kurt Nicolussi, Christoph Korte, and Irka Hajdas

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We found Larix decidua at 2156 m altitude in front of the Morteratschgletscher (Engadin, CH) liberated recently from the ice. This tree stopped growing ~10 350 years ago. Another tree started to grow ~10 800 years ago (early Preboreal), which was ~800 years after the end of the Younger Dryas. At this time the glacier did not cover the sampling site. Thus, in the early Preboreal the terminus of the Morteratschgletscher was at much higher elevation in comparison to the present-day situation.
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