The Middle Miocene Central European plant record revisited; widespread subhumid sclerophyllous forests indicated
| Stránky | 115-134 |
|---|---|
| DOI | 10.2478/if-2018-0009 |
| Klíčová slova | zonal vegetation, Integrated Plant Record vegetation analysis, Middle Miocene, Central Europe |
| Citace | KOVAR-EDER, Johanna a TEODORIDIS, Vasilis. The Middle Miocene Central European plant record revisited; widespread subhumid sclerophyllous forests indicated. Fossil Imprint / Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B – Historia Naturalis. Prague: National Museum, 2018, 74(1-2), 115-134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/if-2018-0009. ISSN 2533-4050 (tisk), 2533-4069 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/periodicals/fiamnpsbhn/74-1-2/the-middle-miocene-central-european-plant-record-revisited-widespread-subhumid-sclerophyllous-forests-indicated |
The Middle Miocene plant record from the wider Central Paratethys region (Central Paratethys, the North Alpine Foredeep, Carpathian Foredeep, the Swabian Alb and southern parts of the Bohemian Massif) was analysed by the Integrated Plant Record (IPR) vegetation analysis to assess major vegetation types. The plant assemblages at 27 sites accumulated under very different sedimentological settings and reflect heterogeneous environments. Although of very different origin, the plant record delivers a fairly consistent signal towards subhumid sclerophyllous forests (ShSF) as the most likely major zonal vegetation unit for the Langhian/Serravallian. Today, such forests develop under seasonal climate with pronounced seasonal changes in precipitation. The floristic characteristics are outlined and the record is compared to that of the preceding and the following Miocene periods.
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