Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6347921 | Global and Planetary Change | 2016 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
By integrating the planktonic foraminiferal turnover from carnivorous to herbivorous-opportunistic species, the oxygen isotope record and the pollen distribution, we document important modification from the onset of the Roman Period to the present-day. From ca. 500 CE upwards the documentation of the cooling trend punctuated by climate variability at secular scale evidenced by the short-term δ18O is very detailed. We hypothesise that the present day warm conditions started from the end of cold Maunder event. Additionally, we provide that the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) directly affected the central Mediterranean region during the investigated time interval.
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Authors
G. Margaritelli, M. Vallefuoco, F. Di Rita, L. Capotondi, L.G. Bellucci, D.D. Insinga, P. Petrosino, S. Bonomo, I. Cacho, A. Cascella, L. Ferraro, F. Florindo, C. Lubritto, P.C. Lurcock, D. Magri, N. Pelosi, R. Rettori, F. Lirer,