Holocene vegetation dynamics in southern Ukraine under changing land use and climate
Journal: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Year: 2023

The Holocene vegetation dynamics of the Eurasian steppe are underinvestigated despite its vast extension, chiefly because of the scarcity of suitable sites for palaeoecological research. Here, we present a palaeoecological reinvestigation from Kardashynskyi mire (southern Ukraine), approximately 4 km from a previously cored site. Using pollen, spores and microscopic charcoal, we have reconstructed vegetation dynamics, fire history and land use for the past c. 8250 years. Regionally, steppe veget