Abstract The Yorkshire Dales is one of the most iconic agricultural landscapes in Britain. However, many questions remain over the evolution of this landscape through time and its natural state before major human impacts. Here we present new palynological data that provide insight into the vegetation and fire history of the southern Yorkshire Dales from the late glacial period to present day. Our data suggest that there is considerable variation in vegetation history between sites, which probably reflects topographic and edaphic factors. Several of the records contain hiatuses that may reflect forest clearance, slow peat accumulation, or peat drainage, cutting and/or burning. Our data show a marked clearance of woodland beginning in the Neolithic period and intensifying in more recent times, marking the development of the contemporary agricultural landscape of the Yorkshire Dales.

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从自然到文化：英国约克郡山谷南部的植被历史

摘要 约克郡山谷是英国最具标志性的农业景观之一。然而，在人类受到重大影响之前，这一景观随时间的演变及其自然状态仍然存在许多问题。在这里，我们提供了新的孢粉学数据，可以深入了解约克郡山谷南部从晚冰期到现在的植被和火灾历史。我们的数据表明，站点之间的植被历史存在相当大的差异，这可能反映了地形和土壤因素。一些记录包含可能反映森林清除、泥炭堆积缓慢或泥炭排水、切割和/或燃烧的中断。我们的数据显示，从新石器时代开始，林地被明显清除，并在近代加剧，