Figure 2

Summary of the palynostratigraphic data from Lake Fimon. (a) Synthetic composite pollen record obtained from cores FL (12–27 ka) and PD (> 27 ka) documenting the history of plant communities throughout the Late Pleistocene (modified after30,37). (b) New high-resolution synthetic palaeoecological record from the Fimon PD core for the period 60–27 ka cal BP: conifers (green), broad-leaved trees (orange), upland herbs (light yellow), xerophytes (yellow).