Progressive climate change: Mediterranean forests threatened with desertification

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

Pollen grains from Tenaghi Philippon, about 400,000 years old, under the microsc
Pollen grains from Tenaghi Philippon, about 400,000 years old, under the microscope. Due to their good preservability, they remain preserved in cores and thus make it possible to reconstruct vegetation and climate changes in the geological past. © Ulrich Kotthoff

With the aim of predicting the consequences of man-made climate change for Mediterranean ecosystems, geoscientists at Heidelberg University have studied natural climate and vegetation fluctuations over the past 500,000 years. The focus was on how these fluctuations have affected forests in the Mediterranean region. To this end, the researchers led by Dr. Andreas Koutsodendris analyzed fossil pollen preserved in a sediment core from Greece. ...

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