POLLEN EVIDENCE OF SAAMI SETTLEMENT AND REINDEER HERDING IN THE BOREAL FOREST OF NORTHERNMOST SWEDEN - AN EXAMPLE OF MODERN POLLEN RAIN STUDIES AS AN AID IN THE INTERPRETATION OF MARGINAL HUMAN INTERFERENCE FROM FOSSIL POLLEN DATA

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ARONSSON, KA
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[1] Center for Arctic Research, University of Umeå
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10.1016/0034-6667(94)90018-3
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
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The main aim of this study is to trace those changes in the boreal forest of northernmost Fennoscandia caused by Saami settlement and reindeer herding. A comparison of modem pollen rain around recent Forest Saami settlements and reindeer pens with fossil pollen spectra from sites with prehistoric semi-nomadic settlements shows a similar pattern of land-use. Pollen types related to permanent settlement and agriculture can also be indicative of the fertilized soils of small semi-nomadic settlements in the boreal forest. The results demonstrate the possibility of distinguishing small-scale human impact in wooded terrain provided the locally derived pollen can be examined at a sampling point in the immidiate vicinity of the culturally influenced area.
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