Journal of Biogeography acceptance - The mid-Holocene vegetation of the Mediterranean region and southern Europe, and comparison with the present day. Authors: Pamela M. Collins, Basil A. S. Davis and Jed O. Kaplan Collins, Davis, and Kaplan map differences in Mediterranean and southern European vegetation beween 6,000 years ago and the present. The goal: to determine just how different the Mediterranean landscape was 6,000 years ago, before the rise of Western civilization. The findings: it was different, but less than is commonly believed. Aim: To contribute to the intense debate surrounding the relative influence of climate and humans on Mediterranean-region land cover over the past 6,000 years, we assess the Holocene biogeography and vegetation history of southern Europe by means of an extensive pollen record dataset. Location: The Mediterranean biogeographical zone and neighbouring parts of Iberia, the Alps, and Anatolia, between 30° N, 48° N, 10° W and 45° E. Methods: We compiled a southern European pollen record dataset using available pollen databases (121 sites) and other sources (76 sites), with improved spatial coverage and dating control compared with earlier studies.
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