Bjune, Anne E.; Greve Alsos, Inger; Brendryen, Jo; Edwards, Mary E.; Haflidason, Haflidi; Johansen, Maren S.; Mangerud, Jan; Paus, Aage; Regnéll, Carl; Svendsen, John-Inge; Clarke, Charlotte L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-30)
A detailed, well-dated record of pollen and sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) for the period 15 000–9500 cal a bp describes changes at Lake Bolshoye Shchuchye in the Polar Ural Mountains, located far east of the classical Lateglacial sites in western Europe. Arctic tundra rapidly changed to lusher vegetation, possibly including both dwarf (Betula nana) and tree birch (B. pubescens), dated in our ...