2010
DOI: 10.2478/v10085-010-0005-8
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A multidisciplinary approach to reveal the Sicily Climate and Environment over the last 20 000 years

Abstract: Abstract:We present a thorough review of the knowledge on the climate and environment in Sicily over the last 20 000 years, taking into account results of several studies carried using terrestrial and marine records. We obtain a coherent framework of the most important changes succeeded in the island, even if some points need further investigation. All the reconstructions of surface temperatures of the seas and the air surrounding Sicily point out severe climatic conditions during the last glacial period. The … Show more

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“…At that time, with deglaciation, climatic conditions improved, becoming warmer and wetter, and favouring an increase in wooded as opposed to open steppe environments (Incarbona et al, 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At that time, with deglaciation, climatic conditions improved, becoming warmer and wetter, and favouring an increase in wooded as opposed to open steppe environments (Incarbona et al, 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…, ; Bertini ; Incarbona et al . ). During the Zanclean age (5.3–3.6 Myr), deciduous forest and non‐arboreal associations alternating with sub‐desert environments indicate a warm‐temperate to dry climate.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The geographical position and bioclimatic conditions of this part of the Mediterranean allowed the survival of many species during the LGM, including many remnants of the "palaeotropical geoflora" [53,54], and the permanence of some species known as "glacial relicts" [55]. During the Late Pleistocene, the Italian Peninsula and Sicily were a refuge area for many plant species (e.g., Fagus sylvatica) and allowed post-glacial recolonization [56]. The first hunter-gatherers that arrived on the island with the LGM had a very limited impact on natural ecosystems.…”
Section: Past Vegetation Climate and Landscape Dynamics During The Holocenementioning
confidence: 99%