PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS OF THE PLEISTOCENE AND EARLY HOLOCENE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA

Summary

The paleoenvironmental record at Lime Creek is composed of both pollen

and phytolith data. Examination of the pollen and phytolith record is based

on analysis of single pollen and phytolith samples per stratum yielding

radiocarbon ages and three additional pollen samples. Sample selection

paralleled sample selection for radiocarbon dates and geomorphic samples to

maximize interpretability of these records. Samples spaced this far apart,

of course, allow only a cursory examination of changes in the past vegetation,

from which we may infer paleoenvironmental conditions. Two samples

from the present ground surface at Lime Creek were also examined for both

pollen and phytoliths. In addition, two samples collected from the cutbank

at Harry Strunk Reservoir were analyzed for pollen.

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