Pollen distribution in marine sediments on the continental margin off northern California

Miocene palynoflora of the Kocaçay and Cumaovası basins: a contribution to the synthesis of Miocene palynology, palaeoclimate, and palaeovegetation in western Turkey

“…Percentages of Pinus and non-identified Pinaceae have been not excluded from the pollen sum of fossil spectra (Fauquette et al, 1998(Fauquette et al, , 1999. These pollen grains of Pinaceae are often over-represented in the sediments due to their high production and overabundance in air and water transport (Heusser, 1988;Cambom et al, 1997;Fauquette et al, 2007). Therefore, environmental assessment of the study areas is done by ignoring the abundance of Pinaceae.…”

Palynofloras and vertebrates from Muǧla-Ören region (SW Turkey) and palaeoclimate of the Middle Burdigalian-Langhian period in Turkey

“…Gymnosperm pollen mainly that of Pinus haploxylon type and other indeterminate Pinaceae are found less abundantly, presumably because of the capacity of saccate pollen for long-distance transport, and also because of differentiation of palaeotopography and/or taphonomy (Heusser 1988, Suc & Drivaliari 1991, Cambon et al 1997, Beaudouin 2003. Additionally, mid and high altitude elements are characterized by Pinus pollen of the diploxylon and haploxylon types and Tsuga in the Kultak locality ( Fig.…”

Modern pollen deposition in the Rhone delta area (Lagoonal and marine sediments), France

“…Accurate reconstructions of past vegetation based on pollen spectra from deltaic sediments require reliable data on the respective contributions of fluvial and atmospheric components, as shown recently by Bernard & Pons 1985, Chmura 1990, Brush & Brush 1994, Chmura & Eisma 1995. The important role of fluvial transport in marine coastal environments adjacent to the river mouth has been demonstrated for both recent (Müller 1959, Heusser & Balsam 1977, Heusser 1988, Streel & Richelot 1994, Traverse 1994) and ancient (Sue & Drivaliari 1991) sediments. On the other hand, some marine areas, such as the Baltic sea, near the Swedish coast (Praglowski 1977) or the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the coast of West Africa, (Hooghiemstra 1988, Calleja et al 1993 show the primary importance of airborne pollen.…”