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Environmental change since the Last Glacial Maximum: palaeo‐evidence from the Nee Soon Freshwater Swamp Forest, Singapore
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NSTL
Wiley
Abstract Our examination of pollen, microcharcoal, and sediment material in Nee Soon Freshwater Swamp Forest in Singapore revealed the following regarding its more than 20 000‐year history: (1) the pollen record supports the presence of a savanna corridor in this part of South‐East Asia during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM); (2) a high abundance of charcoal at depths greater than 1.5?m supports the existence of a dryer climate and/or more frequent fires until about 18 000?cal? bp; (3) missing sedimentary material in the upper 30–40?cm, ranging in age from 64 to 7500?cal? bp, was likely removed during recent construction work in the 1950s; (4) there is evidence of sea‐level influences on the site from the presence of mangroves from 9000?cal? bp to present but it is difficult to determine whether this impacted the site because of the missing sediments; and (5) the low organic carbon content throughout the stratigraphy indicates that the swamp is not a peatland. The results indicate that the forest in this protected area of Singapore developed from a grassland‐dominated landscape after the LGM as the climate warmed and became wetter, and therefore, may not be as resilient to long‐term drought conditions as previously believed. Further, the stratigraphy contains evidence that the swamp and stream system have been highly dynamic, both naturally and in response to anthropogenic disturbance.
NSTL
Wiley
