Cryptic or mystic? Glacial tree refugia in northern Europe.
Cryptic or mystic? Glacial tree refugia in northern Europe.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2013.09.001
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发表时间:
2013-12
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16.8
通讯作者:
P. Tzedakis;B. Emerson;B. Emerson;G. Hewitt
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作者:
P. Tzedakis;B. Emerson;B. Emerson;G. Hewitt
Here, we examine the evidence for tree refugia in northern Europe during the Late Pleniglacial (LPG) interval of maximum tree-range contraction. Our review highlights the often equivocal nature of genetic data and a tendency to overestimate potential tree distributions due to warm climate-model bias, and also reveals a convergence of macrofossil and pollen evidence. What emerges is the absence of temperate trees north of 45°N and a west–east (W–E) asymmetry in boreal tree distribution, with a treeless Western Europe north of 46°N, while restricted boreal populations persisted in Eastern Europe up to 49°N, and higher latitudes east of the Fennoscandian ice-sheet. These results have implications for current thinking on European genetic diversity patterns, species migration capacity, and conservation strategies.