A 12,000-year pollen record from Lake Maliq, Albania

Citation
M. Denefle et al., A 12,000-year pollen record from Lake Maliq, Albania, QUATERN RES, 54(3), 2000, pp. 423-432
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
QUATERNARY RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00335894 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
423 - 432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-5894(200011)54:3<423:A1PRFL>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Pollen data from Lake Maliq, the first from Albania, contribute new informa tion to the discussion of the vegetational, hydrological, and climatologica l history of the Balkans since 12,000 yr B.P. During late-glacial time, a p erennial lake expanded at Maliq. It was surrounded by a complex vegetation association composed of steppe and mixed forest elements. The highly divers e forest flora suggest that late-glacial forest refugia were more developed here at middle altitude, rather than at higher altitude as previously sugg ested. The forest developed after 9800 yr B.P., while the water level remai ned high in the Korce basin until 5000 yr B.P. Different environmental cond itions, characterized by lower available moisture and warmer winters, progr essively took place after this date. Human activity in the Korce basin ca. 4500 yr B.P. was coeval with conditions characterized by an increase in win ter temperatures and a decrease in summer moisture. (C) 2000 University of Washington.