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Palaeoecological studies based on analysis of pollen, plant macro-fossils and insect remains at a stratigraphic reference site, covering the time span 13,000–10,000 yrs B.P., in SW Sweden (Håkulls Mosse, province of Skåne) are interpreted against the two dominant palaeoclimatic models: the palaeobotanical model (Iversen) and the palaeoentomological model (Coope). An important time lag is found in the vegetation response to climatic improvement after deglaciation, which means that the biotic changes are best explained against the palaeoentomological model. This implies optimal summer temperatures 13,000–12,500 followed by a gradual deterioration until 11,000 when a sudden drop of temperature leads to a minimum between 11,000 and 10,500. A distinct rise of summer temperature around 10,500 is confirmed although the time lag in the vegetation response is ab. 300 years.
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Berglund, B.E., Lemdahl, G., Liedberg-Jönsson, B., Persson, T. (1984). Biotic Response to Climatic Changes during the Time Span 13,000–10,000 B.P. — a Case Study from SW Sweden. In: Mörner, NA., Karlén, W. (eds) Climatic Changes on a Yearly to Millennial Basis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7692-5_3
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