Abstract
Summary Absolute and relative pollen analyses from Threepwood Moss in south-east Scotland are presented. Three local pollen assemblage zones with sub-divisions, together with stratigraphic evidence, indicate the mire succession from minerotrophy to ombrotrophy and the vegetational history of the area during the mid-Flandrian period to present-day. The landscape was initially shrub dominated, chiefly by Corylus, with a subsequent inspread of Betula which retained its importance in the tree cover and was never displaced by Alnus while mixed oakwood taxa are poorly represented. Consequent on deforestation due to anthropogenic activities, open habitat communities replaced the woodland. Comparisons are drawn between Threepwood Moss and other sites in Britain to establish chronozones and to illustrate the vegetational variation due to latitude and altitude.
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