Sedimentary ancient DNA shows terrestrial plant richness continuously increased over the Holocene in northern Fennoscandia
D. P. Rijal, P. D. Heintzman, Y. Lammers, N. G. Yoccoz, K. E. Lorberau, I. Pitelkova, T. Goslar, F. J. A. Murguzur, J. S. Salonen, K. F. Helmens, J. Bakke, M. E. Edwards, T. Alm, K. A. Brathen, A. G. Brown, I. G. Alsos
This study uses sedimentary ancient DNA to show that terrestrial plant richness increased continuously in northern Fennoscandia during the Holocene, even as temperatures declined after the Early Holocene.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2020Ecology