Vegetation reconstruction on the basis of pollen in Late Pleistocene hyena coprolites from San Teodoro Cave (Sicily, Italy) Export

@article{citeulike:763086, abstract = {Vegetation reconstruction based on pollen from coprolites of extinct spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta spelaea, Goldfuss 1832) recovered from excavations carried out in 1998 at San Teodoro Cave (Sicily, Italy) supports previous indications of pre-Late Glacial conditions. Eight of the twelve coprolites analysed contained well-preserved pollen grains. There is a general similarity between the pollen contents from the coprolites but they show variability. They suggest a main vegetation type dominated by steppic taxa (Poaceae, Artemisia, Ephedra, Chenopodiaceae and Asteraceae) but also including arboreal taxa (Pinus and Cupressaceae). Low percentages of pollen of mesophilous woody taxa (Quercus, Betula, Abies, Alnus, Pistacia, among others) are noticeable, suggesting the existence of nearby refugia for temperate and Mediterranean vegetation. A reconstruction of the landscape, using the coprolite pollen record and other pollen records from Sicily and south Italy, shows the predominance, during the pre-Late Glacial, of a wooded steppe biome, with elements representing a variety of local environmental conditions.}, author = {Yll, R. and Carrion, J. S. and Marra, A. C. and Bonfiglio, L.}, booktitle = {Advances in the Interpretation of Pollen and Spores in Coprolites}, citeulike-article-id = {763086}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.11.027}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V6R-4JS23FF-2/2/398f2cbea8752325c2b3965b7b2f3205}, doi = {10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.11.027}, journal = {Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology}, keywords = {pleistocene, pollen, san-teodoro, sicile}, month = {July}, number = {1}, pages = {32--39}, posted-at = {2006-07-18 14:57:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Vegetation reconstruction on the basis of pollen in Late Pleistocene hyena coprolites from San Teodoro Cave (Sicily, Italy)}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.11.027}, volume = {237}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:763086 L3 - citeulike-article-id:763086 N2 - Vegetation reconstruction based on pollen from coprolites of extinct spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta spelaea, Goldfuss 1832) recovered from excavations carried out in 1998 at San Teodoro Cave (Sicily, Italy) supports previous indications of pre-Late Glacial conditions. Eight of the twelve coprolites analysed contained well-preserved pollen grains. There is a general similarity between the pollen contents from the coprolites but they show variability. They suggest a main vegetation type dominated by steppic taxa (Poaceae, Artemisia, Ephedra, Chenopodiaceae and Asteraceae) but also including arboreal taxa (Pinus and Cupressaceae). Low percentages of pollen of mesophilous woody taxa (Quercus, Betula, Abies, Alnus, Pistacia, among others) are noticeable, suggesting the existence of nearby refugia for temperate and Mediterranean vegetation. A reconstruction of the landscape, using the coprolite pollen record and other pollen records from Sicily and south Italy, shows the predominance, during the pre-Late Glacial, of a wooded steppe biome, with elements representing a variety of local environmental conditions. IS - 1 JF - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology EP - 39 TI - Vegetation reconstruction on the basis of pollen in Late Pleistocene hyena coprolites from San Teodoro Cave (Sicily, Italy) VL - 237 T2 - Advances in the Interpretation of Pollen and Spores in Coprolites SP - 32 KW - pleistocene KW - pollen KW - san-teodoro KW - sicile AU - Yll, R AU - Carrion, JS AU - Marra, AC AU - Bonfiglio, L PY - 2006/07/21/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.11.027 ER -