The relationship between vegetation and modern pollen assemblages on Mount Paggeo (NE Greece)

  • Arthur Glais
  • Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou
  • Ioannis Tsiripidis
  • Daniel Schaad
  • José Antonio López Sáez
  • Laurent Lespez
Keywords: Fagus sylvatica, Mount Paggeo, NE Greece, Palynology, Phytosociology, Multivariate Analyses

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the relationship between vegetation and modern-pollen rain along the elevational gradient of Mount Paggeo. We apply multivariate data analysis to assess the relationship between vegetation and modern-pollen rain and quantify the representativeness of forest zones. This study represents the first statistical analysis of pollen-vegetation relationship along an elevational gradient in Greece. Hence, this paper improves confidence in interpretation of palynological records from north-eastern Greece and may refine past climate reconstructions for a more accurate comparison of data and modelling. Numerical classification and ordination were performed on pollen data to assess differences among plant communities that beech (Fagus sylvatica) dominates or co-dominates. The results show a strong relationship between altitude, arboreal cover, human impact and variations in pollen and nonpollen palynomorph taxa percentages.

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Published
2016-10-17
How to Cite
Glais A., Papageorgiou A. C., Tsiripidis I., Schaad D., López Sáez J. A. y Lespez L. (2016). The relationship between vegetation and modern pollen assemblages on Mount Paggeo (NE Greece). Lazaroa, 37, 105-123. https://doi.org/10.5209/LAZAROA.53604
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