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Advancing Last Glacial Maximum paleoclimate reconstructions in Europe using pollen data: a multi-method (mega)biomization approach
Gabriel Fénisse
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Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques UMR 7358, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès Nancy, France
Manuel Chevalier
Institute of Geosciences, Sect. Meteorology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 20, 53121 Bonn, Germany
Odile Peyron
Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution-Montpellier (ISEM), University of Montpellier, UMR 5554 CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
David Vincent Bekaert
Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques UMR 7358, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès Nancy, France
Pierre-Henri Blard
Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques UMR 7358, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès Nancy, France
Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Département de Géosciences, Environnement et Société, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
Fossil pollen offers insights into past climates, yet results differ depending on reconstruction methods. By comparing multiple approaches across Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum, we highlight how method choice influences outcomes. Our work introduces a new methodological framework that reduces biases and improves the reliability of climate reconstructions.
Fossil pollen offers insights into past climates, yet results differ depending on reconstruction...
