10,000-Year-Old Clues Suggest Future Forest Changes
...Rolf Mathewes. By studying the past in the form of pollen and other plant remains, Mathewes has gained valua...predict the future," he explains. Mathewes studied pollen to reconstruct vegetation - as old as 10,000 years - found in lake bottoms and wetlands. He has foun......Research Institute (IRRI). "The normal process of pollen formation and transfer is very sensitiveto a range of weather conditions - it cannot be too dry nor too windy andso forth. It is estimated that $400 million is lost in rice production alonearound the world each year because of drought-related pollina...NCAR Scientist Models Earth's Climate and Vegetation Patterns At Last Glacial Peak
... comparing its results to geological data, such as pollen deposited in lake sediments at the time, fossilize...vegetation scenarios based on data from fossilized pollen retrieved from lake cores. His simulated vegetation matched up fairly well with these geological rec...