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Closing the gap between plant ecology and Quaternary palaeoecology
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SYSNO ASEP 0432576 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Closing the gap between plant ecology and Quaternary palaeoecology Author(s) Reitalu, T. (EE)
Kuneš, Petr (BU-J) RID, ORCID
Giesecke, T. (DE)Number of authors 3 Source Title Journal of Vegetation Science. - : Wiley - ISSN 1100-9233
Roč. 25, č. 5 (2014), s. 1188-1194Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords functional diversity ; historical ecology ; landscape reconstruction ; palaeobotany Subject RIV EF - Botanics Institutional support BU-J - RVO:67985939 UT WOS 000340572700011 DOI 10.1111/jvs.12187 Annotation Ecology and Quaternary palaeoecology have largely developed as parallel disci- plines. Although both pursue related questions, information exchange is often hampered by particularities of the palaeoecological data and a communication gap has been perceived between the disciplines. Based on selected topics and developments mainly in Quaternary palaeoecology, we show that both disci- plines have converged somewhat during recent years, while we still see untapped potential for closer interactions. Macroecology is probably the disci- pline that most easily combines different time scales and where co-operations between palaeoecologists, geneticists and vegetation modellers have been inspiring. Quantitative vegetation reconstructions provide robust estimates of tree composition and land cover at different spatial scales, suitable for testing hypotheses about long-term vegetation changes or as quantitative background data in studies on contemporary vegetation patterns. Palaeo data also hold yet unexplored potential to study the drivers of long-term diversity, and aspects of functional diversity may facilitate comparisons between continents and over glacial–interglacial cycles. Workplace Institute of Botany Contact Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8 Year of Publishing 2015
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