The extent of vegetation openness in past European landscapes is widely debated. In
particular, the temperate forest biome has traditionally been defined as dense, closed …

Land-cover changes have a clear impact on local climates via biophysical effects. European
land cover has been affected by human activities for at least 6000 years, but possibly longer …

Due to insufficient palaeo-environmental records, the vegetation history and hydrology of the
Tibetan Plateau during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) are uncertain. In this study, a 316 …

Abstract How fast the Northern Hemisphere (NH) forest biome tracks strongly warming
climates is largely unknown. Regional studies reveal lags between decades and millennia …

Throughout history, humans have relied on wood for constructions, tool production or as an
energy source. How and to what extent these human activities have impacted plant …

Pollen taxonomic harmonisation involves the standardisation of the nomenclature of pollen
and fern spores with similar morphotypes at the determination level that is common to all …

Reliable quantitative vegetation reconstructions for Europe during the Holocene are crucial
to improving our understanding of landscape dynamics, making it possible to assess the …

Abstract Knowledge of the modern pollen assemblage characteristics of artificial and
disturbed vegetation can help reconstruct changes in the intensity of human activity and land …

Large herbivorous mammals strongly influence vegetation structure by creating and
maintaining open areas and causing disturbance within closed woody habitats. The …

To deal with global warming and biodiversity loss, historical land use in South Asia received
wide attention because of its huge population and rich biodiversity. We reviewed …