Gerhard Lang

Karl-Ernst Behre

Brigitta Ammann

Willy Tinner

Based on palaeoecological studies by many authors, this book gives an overview of the changing history of the European plant cover during the past 2.6 million years, characterized by numerous cold and warm periods. The period of the last 20 000 years (from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present) is presented in detail, with special emphasis on the vegetation dynamics of Europe, the history of selected woody plants, the development of lakes and bogs and the emergence of European cultural landscapes under the influence of humans over thousands of years. In the analysis of the glacial and interglacial periods, the focus is on the different vegetation developments and the progressive impoverishment of the European flora. Further important topics are the spatio-temporal patterns and causes of long-term vegetation changes, the legacies of disturbances and land use on vegetation composition, the role of palaeoecology in nature conservation and its contribution to ecology and environmental sciences. In addition to recent research results, the book provides an overview of the main palaeoecological research methods. It concludes with a summary of the history of palaeoecology and Quaternary botany. For the first time, a detailed synthesis is presented of the many findings on European vegetation dynamics, which are complex and increasingly difficult to summarize. Numerous figures and tables, many of them original, accompany the text. The bibliography includes over 3000 publications. This book is primarily intended for students, researchers and practitioners in plant ecology, palaeoecology, palaeoclimatology, forestry, agronomy, Quaternary sciences, climate sciences, biogeography, geography and archaeology.

Quaternary Vegetation Dynamics of Europe

»Das, was geschehen war, schien in der Welt keine Spuren hinterlassen zu haben.« Nicht um weltbewegende Ereignisse geht es in den Kurzgeschichten von Gerhard Lang. Sondern um die kleinen und großen Dinge, die das Leben eines einzelnen Menschen ausmachen, es zum Leuchten bringen oder verdunkeln: Um eine Liebe, die verloren geht. Um das Gefühl von Freiheit beim Streifen durch die Stadt. Um die Sehnsucht, ganz und gar derjenige sein zu können, der man ist. Um den Abschied von Eltern, die noch da sind, aber sich selbst vergessen haben. Um Butterkekse zum Frühstück, einen veralteten Kalender, einen blauen Briefumschlag oder eine DVD, die nach dem Tod ihres Besitzers noch im Player liegt. Um Katzen, Schnecken und den lieben Gott. Die dreiunddreißig Texte in diesem Buch sind konzentrierte Stimmungsbilder, die ein ganzes Leben in einem Tropfen einfangen. Melancholisch oder heiter, realitätsnah oder absurd – und oft all das zusammen. Ute Wielandt

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