1. Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics Albrecht‐von‐Haller‐Institute for Plant Sciences University of Göttingen Untere Karspüle 2 37073 Göttingen Germany
2. Department of Geography University of Utah 260 S. Central Campus Drive Salt Lake City UT 84119 USA
3. Palaeoecology ISEM (UMR 5554 CNRS/UM/EPHE) Place E. Bataillon 34095 Montpellier France
4. IMBE‐CNRS Aix‐Marseille Université IRD Avignon Université Technopôle Arbois‐Méditerranée Bât. Villemin – BP 80 F‐13545 Aix‐en‐Provence Cedex 04 France
5. School of Environmental Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZT UK