Palynostratigraphic analysis of sediments of Late Pleistocene age from Kolliken (Swiss plateau)

Wegmüller, Samuel (1997). Palynostratigraphic analysis of sediments of Late Pleistocene age from Kolliken (Swiss plateau). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 90(1), pp. 133-141. Birkhäuser 10.5169/seals-168149

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In the area of the village Kolliken, which is situated southwest of Aarau (Swiss plateau), several corings were carried out in order to provide information about the geology and hydrogeology of a hazardous waste disposal site. Core KB 10 revealed three silty organic layers, which were studied by means of pollen analysis. The underlaying minerogenic layer consists of reworked lodgment till, the overlaying layer is a loess-like loam. The pollen records revealed sequences of two interstadials. The first interstadial (Kölliken I) is dominated by Picea and Pinus, whereas Abies appears only in small amounts. From the second interstadial (Kölliken II) only the initial phase is recorded. This phase is characterized by the expansion of Betula and Pinus. The bio- and chronostratigraphic positions of both interstadials are discussed in detail; they most probably belong to the Early Würm.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Palaeoecology
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS)

UniBE Contributor:

Wegmüller, Samuel

Subjects:

500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany)

ISSN:

0012-9402

Publisher:

Birkhäuser

Language:

German

Submitter:

Peter Alfred von Ballmoos-Haas

Date Deposited:

13 Aug 2018 15:41

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:17

Publisher DOI:

10.5169/seals-168149

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Swiss plateau; Kölliken; palynostratigraphy; interstadial; early Würm; upper Pleistocene

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.119244

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/119244

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