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How have studies of ancient DNA from sediments contributed to the reconstruction of Quaternary floras? by Birks, H. John B, Birks, Hilary H

“…499 I. 499 II. 500 III. 500 IV. 500 V. 500 VI. 501 VII. 502 VIII. 504 504 References 505 SUMMARY: Ancient DNA (aDNA) from lake sediments, peats, permafrost…”
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Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography by Birks, H. John B.

“…Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils (e.g. tree stumps), macrofossils (e.g. seeds, leaves), and microfossils (e.g…”
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Latitudinal gradients in the phylogenetic assembly of angiosperms in Asia during the Holocene by Bhatta, Kuber P., Mottl, Ondřej, Felde, Vivian A., Grytnes, John-Arvid, Reitalu, Triin, Birks, Hilary H., Birks, H. John B., Vetaas, Ole R.

“…Spatio-temporal assessment of phylogenetic diversity gradients during the Holocene (past 12,000 years) provides an opportunity for a deeper understanding of…”
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What Is Natural? The Need for a Long-Term Perspective in Biodiversity Conservation by Willis, K.J, Birks, H.J.B

“…Ecosystems change in response to factors such as climate variability, invasions, and wildfires. Most records used to assess such change are based on short-term…”
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Quaternary palaeoecology meets deep-time palaeobiology by Birks, H John B

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The fourth dimension of vegetation by Birks, H. John B., Birks, Hilary H., Ammann, Brigitta

“…100 years ago, Lennart von Post first used pollen analysis to reconstruct past ecosystems In July 1916, Swedish geologist Lennart von Post showed that by…”
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Biological responses to rapid climate change at the Younger Dryas—Holocene transition at Kråkenes, western Norway by Birks, H.J.B., Birks, Hilary H.

“…A fine-resolution pollen-stratigraphical study, supported by macrofossil analysis, has been made at Kråkenes Lake, western Norway through the Younger…”
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Tree migration-rates: narrowing the gap between inferred post-glacial rates and projected rates by Feurdean, Angelica, Bhagwat, Shonil A, Willis, Katherine J, Birks, H John B, Lischke, Heike, Hickler, Thomas

“…Faster-than-expected post-glacial migration rates of trees have puzzled ecologists for a long time. In Europe, post-glacial migration is assumed to have…”
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Identifying the driving factors behind observed elevational range shifts on European mountains by Grytnes, John‐Arvid, Kapfer, Jutta, Jurasinski, Gerald, Birks, Hilary H, Henriksen, Hanne, Klanderud, Kari, Odland, Arvid, Ohlson, Mikael, Wipf, Sonja, Birks, H. John B

“…AIM: In recent decades species ranges have shifted upwards in elevation and northwards in latitude. These shifts are commonly interpreted as a response to…”
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Validation of climate model-inferred regional temperature change for late-glacial Europe by Heiri, Oliver, Brooks, Stephen J., Renssen, Hans, Bedford, Alan, Hazekamp, Marjolein, Ilyashuk, Boris, Jeffers, Elizabeth S., Lang, Barbara, Kirilova, Emiliya, Kuiper, Saskia, Millet, Laurent, Samartin, Stéphanie, Toth, Monika, Verbruggen, Frederike, Watson, Jenny E., van Asch, Nelleke, Lammertsma, Emmy, Amon, Leeli, Birks, Hilary H., Birks, H. John B, Mortensen, Morten F., Hoek, Wim Z., Magyari, Enikö, Muñoz Sobrino, Castor, Seppä, Heikki, Tinner, Willy, Tonkov, Spassimir, Veski, Siim, Lotter, André F.

“…Comparisons of climate model hindcasts with independent proxy data are essential for assessing model performance in non-analogue situations. However,…”
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Angiosperms versus gymnosperms in the Cretaceous by Birks, H. John B.

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Stay or go – how topographic complexity influences alpine plant population and community responses to climate change by Graae, Bente J., Vandvik, Vigdis, Armbruster, W. Scott, Eiserhardt, Wolf L., Svenning, Jens-Christian, Hylander, Kristoffer, Ehrlén, Johan, Speed, James D.M, Klanderud, Kari, Bråthen, Kari Anne, Milbau, Ann, Opedal, Øystein H., Alsos, Inger G., Ejrnæs, Rasmus, Bruun, Hans Henrik, Birks, H. John B., Westergaard, Kristine B., Birks, Hilary H., Lenoir, Jonathan

“…•Topographic complexity determines the climatic range and patchiness of landscapes.•Heterogeneous landscapes select for better dispersal and wider climatic…”
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A guide to the processing and standardization of global palaeoecological data for large‐scale syntheses using fossil pollen by Flantua, Suzette G. A., Mottl, Ondrej, Felde, Vivian A., Bhatta, Kuber P., Birks, Hilary H., Grytnes, John‐Arvid, Seddon, Alistair W. R., Birks, H. John B.

“…Aim Palaeoecological data are crucial for comprehending large‐scale biodiversity patterns and the natural and anthropogenic drivers that influence them over…”
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East Asian summer monsoon precipitation variability since the last deglaciation by Chen, Fahu, Xu, Qinghai, Chen, Jianhui, Birks, H. John B., Liu, Jianbao, Zhang, Shengrui, Jin, Liya, An, Chengbang, Telford, Richard J., Cao, Xianyong, Wang, Zongli, Zhang, Xiaojian, Selvaraj, Kandasamy, Lu, Houyuan, Li, Yuecong, Zheng, Zhuo, Wang, Haipeng, Zhou, Aifeng, Dong, Guanghui, Zhang, Jiawu, Huang, Xiaozhong, Bloemendal, Jan, Rao, Zhiguo

“…The lack of a precisely-dated, unequivocal climate proxy from northern China, where precipitation variability is traditionally considered as an East Asian…”
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Agroforestry: a refuge for tropical biodiversity? by Bhagwat, Shonil A., Willis, Katherine J., Birks, H. John B., Whittaker, Robert J.

“…As rates of deforestation continue to rise in many parts of the tropics, the international conservation community is faced with the challenge of finding…”
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To what extent did changes in July temperature influence Lateglacial vegetation patterns in NW Europe? by Birks, Hilary H., Birks, H. John B.

“…What was the impact of July temperature changes on vegetation patterns during the Lateglacial period in north-west Europe? Chironomid-inferred mean July air…”
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Dispersal Limitations Matter for Microbial Morphospecies by Telford, Richard J., Vandvik, Vigdis, Birks, H. J. B.

“…In contrast with macroorganisms, whose geographical ranges are typically restricted, many microbial species appear to have cosmopolitan distributions. This…”
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Biodiversity baselines, thresholds and resilience: testing predictions and assumptions using palaeoecological data by Willis, K.J., Bailey, R.M., Bhagwat, S.A., Birks, H.J.B.

“…Fossil records are replete with examples of long-term biotic responses to past climate change. One particularly useful set of records are those preserved in…”
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Can machine-learning algorithms improve upon classical palaeoenvironmental reconstruction models? by Sun, Peng, Holden, Philip B, Birks, H. John B

“…Classical palaeoenvironmental reconstruction models often incorporate biological ideas and commonly assume that the taxa comprising a fossil assemblage exhibit…”
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Future uses of pollen analysis must include plant macrofossils by Birks, Hilary H., Birks, H. J. B.

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