A practical approximation of pollen dispersal–deposition for calculation of pollen productivity and quantification of vegetation. Issue 6 (2nd November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sjögren, Per; Van der Knaap, W. O.; VAN LEEUWEN, Jacqueline F. N.
• Is Part Of: Grana. Volume 57:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 464
• Page End: 470
• Publication Date: 2018-11-02
• Subjects: Pollen dispersal -- pollen productivity -- pollen traps; Palynology -- Periodicals; 571.8452
• DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2018.1485733
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0017-3134

Abstract

Abstract: We compared simple mathematical pollen dispersal–deposition models with Gaussian plume models. The simple mathematical models proved equal or better approximations of real world pollen dispersal–deposition. We concluded that for most standard applications, such as estimating pollen productivity or quantitative vegetation reconstructions, simple mathematical models would perform satisfactory. Such easy-to-use models may lower the threshold to employ quantitative tools to palaeoecological questions.