Simon E. Connor
Pollen and plant diversity relationships in a Mediterranean montane area
Connor, Simon E.; van Leeuwen, Jacqueline F.N.; (Pim) van der Knaap, W.O.; Akindola, Rufus B.; Adeleye, Matthew A.; Mariani, Michela
Authors
Jacqueline F.N. van Leeuwen
W.O. (Pim) van der Knaap
Rufus B. Akindola
Matthew A. Adeleye
Dr MICHELA MARIANI MICHELA.MARIANI@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor
Abstract
Understanding the significance of pollen diversity is key to reconstructing plant diversity over long timescales. Here we present quantitative pollen–plant diversity comparisons for a mountainous area of the Western Mediterranean region. Samples were collected between 430–1865 m elevation and pollen–plant diversity assessed through richness and turnover (beta-diversity) metrics. We found statistically significant relationships between pollen diversity metrics and the diversity of pollen-equivalent plant taxa in the surrounding vegetation. The strongest richness relationships emerged from the exclusion of trees and with rarefaction applied to both plant and pollen datasets. Three different metrics for turnover produced similar results, but emphasise different components of beta diversity (replacement vs richness differences). These results pave the way for reconstructing biodiversity trends from pollen sequences, with a number of caveats. Fossil pollen is a potentially a rich source of information on past biodiversity in the Mediterranean region.
Citation
Connor, S. E., van Leeuwen, J. F., (Pim) van der Knaap, W., Akindola, R. B., Adeleye, M. A., & Mariani, M. (2021). Pollen and plant diversity relationships in a Mediterranean montane area. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 30(5), 583-594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-020-00811-0
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 3, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 6, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2021-09 |
Deposit Date | Oct 8, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 7, 2021 |
Journal | Vegetation History and Archaeobotany |
Print ISSN | 0939-6314 |
Electronic ISSN | 1617-6278 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 583-594 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-020-00811-0 |
Keywords | Plant diversity, Mediterranean, Palynological richness, Turnover, vegetation |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4946253 |
Publisher URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00334-020-00811-0 |
Additional Information | Received: 21 April 2020; Accepted: 29 October 2020; First Online: 6 November 2020 |
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