The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) Project

The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) Project. Davis, B. A. S., Zanon, M., Collins, P., Mauri, A., Bakker, J., Barboni, D., Barthelmes, A., Beaudouin, C., Bjune, A. E., Bozilova, E., Bradshaw, R. H. W., Brayshay, B. A., Brewer, S., Brugiapaglia, E., Bunting, J., Connor, S. E., de Beaulieu, J., Edwards, K., Ejarque, A., Fall, P., Florenzano, A., Fyfe, R., Galop, D., Giardini, M., Giesecke, T., Grant, M. J., Guiot, J., Jahns, S., Jankovská, V., Juggins, S., Kahrmann, M., Karpińska-Kołaczek, M., Kołaczek, P., Kühl, N., Kuneš, P., Lapteva, E. G., Leroy, S. A. G., Leydet, M., Guiot, J., Jahns, S., Jankovská, V., Juggins, S., Kahrmann, M., Karpińska-Kołaczek, M., Kołaczek, P., Kühl, N., Kuneš, P., Lapteva, E. G., Leroy, S. A. G., Leydet, M., López Sáez, J. A., Masi, A., Matthias, I., Mazier, F., Meltsov, V., Mercuri, A. M., Miras, Y., Mitchell, F. J. G., Morris, J. L., Naughton, F., Nielsen, A. B., Novenko, E., Odgaard, B., Ortu, E., Overballe-Petersen, M. V., Pardoe, H. S., Peglar, S. M., Pidek, I. A., Sadori, L., Seppä, H., Severova, E., Shaw, H., Święta-Musznicka, J., Theuerkauf, M., Tonkov, S., Veski, S., van der Knaap, W. O., van Leeuwen, J. F. N., Woodbridge, J., Zimny, M., & Kaplan, J. O. 22(6):521–530.

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Modern pollen samples provide an invaluable research tool for helping to interpret the quaternary fossil pollen record, allowing investigation of the relationship between pollen as the proxy and the environmental parameters such as vegetation, land-use, and climate that the pollen proxy represents. The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) is a new initiative within the European Pollen Database (EPD) to establish a publicly accessible repository of modern (surface sample) pollen data. This new database will complement the EPD, which at present holds only fossil sedimentary pollen data. The EMPD is freely available online to the scientific community and currently has information on almost 5,000 pollen samples from throughout the Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean regions, contributed by over 40 individuals and research groups. Here we describe how the EMPD was constructed, the various tables and their fields, problems and errors, quality controls, and continuing efforts to improve the available data.

@article{davisEuropeanModernPollen2013,
  title = {The {{European Modern Pollen Database}} ({{EMPD}}) Project},
  author = {Davis, Basil A. S. and Zanon, Marco and Collins, Pamella and Mauri, Achille and Bakker, Johan and Barboni, Doris and Barthelmes, Alexandra and Beaudouin, Celia and Bjune, Anne E. and Bozilova, Elissaveta and Bradshaw, Richard H. W. and Brayshay, Barbara A. and Brewer, Simon and Brugiapaglia, Elisabetta and Bunting, Jane and Connor, Simon E. and de Beaulieu, Jacques-Louis and Edwards, Kevin and Ejarque, Ana and Fall, Patricia and Florenzano, Assunta and Fyfe, Ralph and Galop, Didier and Giardini, Marco and Giesecke, Thomas and Grant, Michael J. and Guiot, Jöel and Jahns, Susanne and Jankovská, Vlasta and Juggins, Stephen and Kahrmann, Marina and Karpińska-Kołaczek, Monika and Kołaczek, Piotr and Kühl, Norbert and Kuneš, Petr and Lapteva, Elena G. and Leroy, Suzanne A. G. and Leydet, Michelle and Guiot, José and Jahns, Susanne and Jankovská, Vlasta and Juggins, Stephen and Kahrmann, Marina and Karpińska-Kołaczek, Monika and Kołaczek, Piotr and Kühl, Norbert and Kuneš, Petr and Lapteva, Elena G. and Leroy, Suzanne A. G. and Leydet, Michelle and López Sáez, José A. and Masi, Alessia and Matthias, Isabelle and Mazier, Florence and Meltsov, Vivika and Mercuri, Anna M. and Miras, Yannick and Mitchell, Fraser J. G. and Morris, Jesse L. and Naughton, Filipa and Nielsen, Anne B. and Novenko, Elena and Odgaard, Bent and Ortu, Elena and Overballe-Petersen, Mette V. and Pardoe, Heather S. and Peglar, Silvia M. and Pidek, Irena A. and Sadori, Laura and Seppä, Heikki and Severova, Elena and Shaw, Helen and Święta-Musznicka, Joanna and Theuerkauf, Martin and Tonkov, Spassimir and Veski, Siim and van der Knaap, W. O. and van Leeuwen, Jacqueline F. N. and Woodbridge, Jessie and Zimny, Marcelina and Kaplan, Jed O.},
  date = {2013},
  journaltitle = {Vegetation History and Archaeobotany},
  volume = {22},
  pages = {521--530},
  issn = {1617-6278},
  doi = {10.1007/s00334-012-0388-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-012-0388-5},
  abstract = {Modern pollen samples provide an invaluable research tool for helping to interpret the quaternary fossil pollen record, allowing investigation of the relationship between pollen as the proxy and the environmental parameters such as vegetation, land-use, and climate that the pollen proxy represents. The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) is a new initiative within the European Pollen Database (EPD) to establish a publicly accessible repository of modern (surface sample) pollen data. This new database will complement the EPD, which at present holds only fossil sedimentary pollen data. The EMPD is freely available online to the scientific community and currently has information on almost 5,000 pollen samples from throughout the Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean regions, contributed by over 40 individuals and research groups. Here we describe how the EMPD was constructed, the various tables and their fields, problems and errors, quality controls, and continuing efforts to improve the available data.},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13426151,~to-add-doi-URL,data,europe,paleo-climate,paleoecology,pollen,vegetation},
  number = {6},
  options = {useprefix=true}
}

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