Impacts of climate and humans on the vegetation in northwestern Turkey: palynological  insights from Lake Iznik since the Last Glacial

Miebach, Andrea; Niestrath, Phoebe; Roeser, Patricia; Litt, Thomas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-575-2016

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-575-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-575-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

Research article

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01 Mar 2016

Research article |

| 01 Mar 2016

Impacts of climate and humans on the vegetation in northwestern Turkey: palynological insights from Lake Iznik since the Last Glacial

Andrea Miebach, Phoebe Niestrath, Patricia Roeser, and Thomas Litt

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-575-2016-supplement

Data sets

Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph data from Lake Iznik, NW Turkey (last 31 ka cal BP) Miebach, Andrea; Niestrath, Phoebe; Roeser, Patricia; Litt, Thomas https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.858056

Short summary

We analyze the vegetation and climate in northwestern Turkey during the last ca. 31 000 years based on a new pollen data set from lacustrine sediment cores. The study reveals vegetation responses to long-term and rapid climate changes. Moreover, it documents human activities in the catchment of Lake Iznik and shows a clear anthropogenic impact on the vegetation since the Early Bronze Age.