Paleoecology can provide valuable insights into the ecology of species that complement
observation and experiment‐based assessments of climate impact dynamics. New …

Fossils of chironomid larvae (non‐biting midges) preserved in lake sediments are well‐
established palaeotemperature indicators which, with the aid of numerical chironomid …

The importance of reconstructing past environments quantitatively in palaeoecology is
reviewed by showing that many ecological questions asked of palaeoecological data …

The Younger Dryas (YD) was a period of rapid climate cooling that occurred at the end of the
last glaciation. Here, we present the first palaeoglacier-derived reconstruction of YD …

During the past eight decades contrasting hypotheses have been put forward to explain the
Holocene expansions of Fagus silvatica (beech) and Abies alba (fir) in Central Europe. The …

To improve our understanding of the mechanism behind the 8.2 kaBP cooling event, we
compare proxy evidence with climate model simulations in which the thermohaline ocean …

Landscape patterns result from complex endogenous dynamics and heterogeneity of
environmental drivers. Landscape models are appropriate tools for analysing such patterns …

Abstract The European Alps and their forelands provide a range of different archives and
climate proxies for develo** climate records in the time interval 60–8 thousand years (ka) …

The limited availability of high-resolution continuous archives, insufficient chronological
control, and complex hydro-climatic forcing mechanisms lead to many uncertainties in …

Summary 1 A Holocene sedimentary sequence from a coastal lake in the Mediterranean
area (Lago di Massaciuccoli, Tuscany, Italy, 0 m asl) was sampled for pollen and …