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The Holocene climatic optimum at the southern coast of the Sea of Japan

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Palynological spectra were studied from piston-cores of bottom sediments in the southwestern part of the Sea of Japan and the East Korea Bay. Five palynological assemblages were revealed in the sediments of the deep core and three, in the shelf core. The palynological assemblages were formed during different climatic phases and reflect main stages in the development of the vegetation of the region. The Holocene optimum was determined for the southern coast of the Sea of Japan.

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Evstigneeva, T.A., Naryshkina, N.N. The Holocene climatic optimum at the southern coast of the Sea of Japan. Paleontol. J. 44, 1262–1269 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030110100047

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