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Björn E Berglund

Björn Berglund

Professor emeritus

Björn E Berglund

One hundred years of Quaternary pollen analysis 1916–2016

Author

  • H. John B. Birks
  • Björn E. Berglund

Summary, in English

We review the history of Quaternary pollen analysis from 1916 to the present-day, with particular emphasis on methodological and conceptual developments and on the early pioneers of the subject. The history is divided into three phases—the pioneer phase 1916–1950, the building phase 1951–1973, and the mature phase 1974–present-day. We also explore relevant studies prior to Lennart von Post’s seminal lecture in 1916 in Kristiania (Oslo) in an attempt to trace how the idea of Quaternary pollen analysis with quantitative pollen counting and stratigraphical pollen diagrams developed.

Department/s

  • Quaternary Sciences

Publishing year

2018-03

Language

English

Pages

271-309

Publication/Series

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volume

27

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Geology

Keywords

  • Concepts
  • History
  • Methods
  • Palaeoclimatology
  • Pioneers
  • Pollen-representation studies
  • Quaternary geology
  • Taphonomy

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0939-6314