ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

Abstract Interpretation of past vegetation using pollen analysis depends on our
understanding about the relationship between the modern vegetation and surface pollen …

Global change in its various expressions has impacted the structure and function of
ecosystems worldwide, compromising the provision of fundamental ecosystem services and …

The history of permanent human settlement in the high-altitude regions (> 3000 m above
sea level [masl]) of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is important in understanding human …

Spores from coprophilous fungi are some of the most widely used non-pollen palynomorphs.
Over the last decades, these spores have become increasingly important as a proxy to study …

Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar) is a relict and endemic endangered species from
northwestern African mountains, whose distribution range has undergone a dramatic …

The analysis of non-pollen palynomorphs (NPP) provides useful information about local
environmental conditions. The study of a core from Lake Banyoles (Girona, NE Iberia) …

The main aim of this study is to produce a modern analog for pollen and non-pollen
palynomorphs (NPPs) preserved in soil in relation to the different vegetation types and …

Ecological records from before and after the creation of natural parks are valuable for
informing conservation and management but are often unavailable. High-resolution …

In spite of their demonstrated implications as ecological indicators, modern analogue
studies of non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) from the mountainous regions are still meagre …