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BOREAL PERIOD [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Geology
  • Archaeology
DEF

A stage of the Blytt–Sernander classification, dated to about 9–7.5 kya [kiloyears ago], characterized by pine and hazel vegetation and by relatively dryer and warmer conditions than the Preboreal period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Géologie
  • Archéologie
CONT

Au Préboréal, les arbres et arbustes pionniers (Pinus, Betula, Corylus) ont commencé à coloniser le paysage ouvert puis le noisetier amorce une poussée qui caractérise la fin de la période boréale, alors que le climat est relativement chaud et sec.

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