The European Pollen Database: past efforts and current activities

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Petit RJ, Brewer S, Bordacs S, Burg K, Cheddadi R, Coart E, Cottrell J, Csaikl UM, Van Dam B, Deans JD, Espinel S, Fineschi S, Finkeldey R, Glaz I, Goicoechea PG, Jensen JS, Konig AO, Lowe AJ, Madsen SF, Matyas G, Munro RC, Popescu F, Slade D, Tabbener H, De Vries SGM, Ziegenhagen B, De Beaulieu JL, Kremer A (2002) Identification of refugia and post-glacial colonisation routes of European white oaks based on chloroplast DNA and fossil pollen evidence. For Ecol Manage 156:49–74

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Terhürne-Berson R, Litt T, Cheddadi R (2004) The spread of Abies throughout Europe since the last glacial period: combined macrofossil and pollen data. Veg Hist Archaeobot 13:257–268

Van der Knaap WO, Van Leeuwen JFN, Finsinger W, Gobet E, Pini R, Schweizer A, Valsecchi V, Ammann B (2005) Migration and population expansion of Abies, Fagus, Picea, and Quercus since 15,000 years in and across the Alps, based on pollen-percentage threshold values. Quat Sci Rev 24:645–680

Willis KJ, Araújo MB, Bennett KD, Figueroa-Rangel B, Froyd CA, Myers N (2007) How can knowledge of the past help to conserve the future? Biodiversity conservation and the relevance of long-term ecological studies. Phil Trans Royal Soc B 362:175–186