Progressive Climate Change: Desertification Threatens Mediterranean Forests

Heidelberg Earth scientists study natural climate fluctuations of the past 500,000 years

With a view towards predicting the consequences of human-made climate change for Mediterranean ecosystems, Earth scientists from Heidelberg University have studied natural climate and vegetation fluctuations of the past 500,000 years. Their primary focus was the effects of these fluctuations on the forests in the Mediterranean region. To this end, researchers led by Dr Andreas Koutsodendris analysed fossil pollen preserved in a sediment core from Greece. ...
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