Twentieth century changes in montane vegetation in the eastern Free State, South Africa, derived from palynology of hyrax dung middens

Quaternary pollen analysis in the Iberian Peninsula: the value of negative results

“…Carrión (2002b) demonstrated that pollen spectra from biogenic materials of animal origin were the best analogues of local and regional vegetation in the most arid areas of southeastern Iberia, and still showed the best analytical potential in terms of pollen concentration and taxon diversity. Dung pollen samples are sometimes not influenced by dietary preferences and offer a great potential for palynology, as is shown with bird guano (Horrocks et al 2008), Procavia and Petromus middens (Scott and Cooremans 1992;Carrión et al 1999b;Gil-Romera et al 2007), middens of packrat (Neotoma) and other rodents (Davis and Anderson 1987;Betancourt 2004), cow dung (Carrión et al 2000b), coprolites of extinct caprids (Alcover et al 1999), hyena coprolites (Scott 1987;Scott et al 2003;González-Sampériz et al 2003b;Yll et al 2006), bat guano (Carrión et al 2006b;Leroy and Simms 2006), sheep/goat and human coprolites from old farms (Hunt et al 2001), and canid coprolites (González-Sampériz 2004a). Among these, hyena coprolites have been the most tested in the Iberian Quaternary (Fernández-Rodríguez et al 1995;Carrión et al 2001a;González-Sampériz et al 2003b).…”

Unlocking the Kimberley’s past: the applicability of organic spring deposits for reconstructing late Quaternary climatic and environmental change

“…suggests ameliorating conditions to some degree in the Kimberley. This occurs at broadly the same time as a general increase in the accumulation of Glomus and Tilletia at each site (indicative of soil erosion and parasitic fungal activity (Van Geel et al, 1972Carrión et al, 1995Carrión et al, , 1999Navarro et al, 2000;Cook et al, 2011;Shumilovskikh et al, 2015;Table 7.3)). Enhanced soil erosion and fungal activity may be a result of increased moisture, but may also be reflective of increases in the Kimberley's human population during the late-Holocene (Williams et al, 2013).…”