3000 Years Late Holocene Vegetation History and Dynamics of Gymnosperms and Herbs in the Hindu Kush Mountains of District Swat in Northern Pakistan
3000 Years Late Holocene Vegetation History and Dynamics of Gymnosperms and Herbs in the Hindu Kush Mountains of District Swat in Northern Pakistan
Abdur Rauf1, Farooq Jan1*, Muhammad Yasin2, Muhammad Qayash3, Muhammad Luqman1, Kashif Hayat4, Fayaz Asad5, Ikramullah Khan1 and Muhammad Khalid6
Map of Pakistan (shown in yellow) and the surrounding neighboring countries of the region. The coring site is located in northwestern Pakistan in Kabal village (star) in the Swat Valley.
Pollen diagram of Kabal Swat showing herbs and Conifers pollen.
Results of PCA on CANOCO showing the increasing and decreasing relationship.
The comparison of the present with the past (500 cal. Yrs).
The comparison of the present with the past (900 cal. Yrs).
The comparison of the present with the past (1700 cal. Yrs).
The comparison of the present with the past (2600 cal. Yrs).
The comparison of the present with the past (3000 cal. Yrs).
Dominant plant communities over the past 3000 years.
Details of the total pollen abundance deposited during the past 3000 years.
