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In previous chapters descriptions are given of the different types of vegetation of Egypt represented at present. But what did the vegetation of Egypt look like in the past? To what extent was it similar to that today and what changes over what intervals of time have taken place? The study of fossil pollen grains in sedimentary environments provides a fruitful approach to the elucidation of the vegetation of ancient times which, in turn, is necessary to interpret the vegetation of the present day.
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Zahran, M.A. (1992). The History of the Vegetation: Its Salient Features and Future Study. In: The Vegetation of Egypt. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8066-3_7
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