The study was conducted in the southern part of the lower Strymon valley, in northern
Greece, and revealed up to 25 m of fluvio-lacustrine sediments deposited over the last …

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in situ core scanning has emerged as a valuable and novel tool
for rapid and non-destructive biogeochemical analysis of lake sediment cores. Variations in …

Abstract Abrupt radiocarbon (14C) excursions, or Miyake events, in sequences of
radiocarbon measurements from calendar-dated tree-rings provide opportunities to assign …

Detailed knowledge about the interactions between vegetation, climate and land use during
the Mesolithic and Neolithic, at the transition from foraging to farming, is still scarce in the …

The reconstruction of human impact is pivotal in palaeoecological studies, as humans are
among the most important drivers of Holocene vegetation and ecosystem change …

Specialized and systematic underwater fieldwork at the prehistoric site of Ploča Mičov Grad
at Gradište (North Macedonia) on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid was undertaken in 2018 …

Eutrophication and anoxia are increasing in lakes worldwide. However, our understanding
of variations of primary productivity and anoxia in lakes over thousands of years is limited …

Past vegetation and biodiversity dynamics, reconstructed using palaeoecological methods,
can contribute to assessing the magnitude of the current biodiversity crisis and anticipating …

Abstract The Central Balkans are a key biogeographical region in Southern Europe,
influenced by a central European-Mediterranean climate, which acted as a refugium for flora …

Abstract Knowledge about the vegetation history of Sardinia, the second largest island of the
Mediterranean, is scanty. Here, we present a new sedimentary record covering the past …