Pollen analysis of a Quaternary peat sequence on Gough Island, South Atlantic
- 31 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in New Phytologist
- Vol. 113 (3) , 417-422
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1989.tb02419.x
Abstract
A peat sequence on Gough Island, South Atlantic, is described. The deposit is at least 43,000 years old, and may be early Quaternary in age. Pollen analyses suggest a flora and vegetation on Gough Island similar to those of today, supporting conclusions based on pre-Holocene pollen samples from islands in the Tristan de Cunha group. The present flora has probably been on Gough Island continuously for at least 40,000 years, and is not a Holocene immigrant flora.Keywords
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