Årg. 198 Nr. 4 (1973): Meddelelser om Grønland

Introduction. s. 7
Methods. s. 9
Field work. s. 9
Laboratory work. s. 11
Macrofossil analysis. s. 11
Pollen analysis. s. 11
Chemical analysis. s. 13
Radiocarbon dating. s. 13
Identifications. s. 13
Macrofossils. s. 20
Pollen, spores and other microfossils. s. 22
The pollen diagrams. s. 31
The relative diagrams. s. 31
The absolute diagrams. s. 33
Investigated localities. s. 36
South Greenland. s. 36
The Kap Farvel area. s. 36
Remarks on the present vegetation. s. 36
Remarks on the climate. s. 39
Remarks on the geology. s. 39
Isoëtes Sø. s. 40
Spongilla Sø. s. 54
Kløftsø. s. 62
Sphagnum Dam. s. 69
Triangelsø. s. 71
Drepanocladus Dam. s. 72
Summary of the vegetational and climatic history of the Kap Farvel area. s. 81
The terrestrial vegetation. s. 81
The lacustrine vegetation. s. 86
The head of Tunugdliarfik. s. 91
Comarum Sø and Comarum Mose. s. 91
Comarum Sø. s. 94
Comarum Mose. s. 100
Galium Kær. s. 109
Macrofossils from Norse culture layers. s. 124
Transect ERA. s. 124
Transect QD. s. 126
Transect LM. s. 127
Narssaq. s. 128                                                                                                                                                                Norse plants. s. 128
Summary of the vegetational and climatic history of Qagssiarssuk. s. 131
The terrestrial vegetation. s. 131
The lacustrine vegetation. s. 133
West Greenland. s. 136
The Godthåbsfjord area. s. 136
Remarks on the present vegetation. s. 136
Remarks on the climate. s. 137
Remarks on the geology. s. 138
"Lake 100 m s.m.". s. 138
Igdlorssuit tasiat. s. 141
"Lake 8 m s.m.". s. 144
Lake in Itivneq. s. 153
Lake at Itivnera. s. 155
Former ponds at Itivnera. s. 156
Transect at Itivnera. s. 158
Transects in Norse culture layers. s. 162
Eqalugialik. s. 162
Ujaragssuit. s. 163
Umiviarssuk. s. 165
Summary of the vegetational and climatic history around the head of Godthåbsfjord. s. 166
The terrestrial vegetation. s. 166
The lacustrine vegetation. s. 167
Sermermiut. s. 167
North Greenland. s. 169
Thule area and Inglefield Land. s. 169
Peary Land. s. 172
Remarks on the present vegetation. s. 172
Remarks on the climate. s. 173
Remarks on the geology. s. 173
Klaresø. s. 174
Sølejren. s. 183
Summary of the vegetational and climatic changes in North Greenland. s. 189
Former pollen sedimentation. s. 191
Exotic and long distance pollen in the diagrams. s. 191
Variation and changes in pollen sedimentation. s. 201
Recent pollen sedimentation. s. 203
Recent gyttja samples. s. 203
Pollen traps. s. 207
Qagssiarssuk. s. 207
North Greenland. s. 211
Matrix sedimentation rates. s. 213
Concluding remarks on the Holocene vegetational and climatic changes in Greenland. s. 214
Dansk resume. s. 223
Summary. s. 232
References. s. 239