Taxonomy of Neogene palynomorphs
Coordination: Dimiter Ivanov
As one of the first results of this working group, the list of Nearest Living Relatives has been updated.New records, modified data entries and changes were discussed in the last meeting and summerized in this downloadable table.
The new additions mainly refer to taxa described in "Atlas of Pollen and Spores of the Polish Neogene" Vol. 1-3 by Stuchlik et al. (eds.) and their interpretation in terms of NLRs.
Forthcoming meeting
A joint meeting with the NECLIME working "Taxonomy of macrobotanical records of Eurasia" is planned for Sofia (Bulgaria) in September, 2012. First scientific focus include the Eastern Paratethys, Black Sea area and the Turkish lacustrine basins.Further details are going to be discussed on the annual NECLIME meeting in Bucharest (Romania) this September.
Past workshops and meetings
Workshop 2010
1st workshop was in Sofia (Bulgaria), 18th of May, 2010program and summary of the discussion
Workshop 2011
This time, the workshop was held in Cracow, Poland, on the 14th and 15th of June, kindly organised by Elźbieta Worobiec, Dimiter Ivanov and Torsten Utescher.The main topics discussed were
- Precipitation reconstructions using palynomorphs - drought indicators
- Ecology of non-pollen palynomorphs
- Taxa complexes
- Palynomorph reference collections
- Improving pollen/spore identification; re-evaluation of Neogene palynomorph records using TLM/SEM
- Updating the NECLIME data base - changes in taxonomy and NLR interpretations
