Detailed reconstructions of Holocene climate and environmental changes in the Taman Peninsula (Kuban River delta region) and their correlation with rapid sea-level fluctuations of the Black Sea

The climatic indexes and zonal attribution of the dominant plant communities can be matched with six transgressive and seven regressive sea level fluctuations of various ranks over the last 7400 years. Of the six transgressive stages, one stage was marked by a relatively cool and humid climate, whereas five others occurred under warm and wet conditions. The regressive stages include four phases of relatively warm and dry climate and three periods of dry and relatively cold (or cool) climate.