Late Saalian climate changes in Europe in the light of pollen analysis and the problem of two‐step deglaciation at the oxygen isotope stage 6/5e transition

Abstract

Taking a palynological study from Dziewule in eastern Poland as an example, we discuss the problem of distinguishing the so‐called ‘Zeifen‐Kattegat oscillation’ in some European pollen profiles. In the light of pollen analysis, this is questionable, and therefore requires careful consideration. In Poland, the palynological succession from this period indicates a gradual evolution from open plant communities to a closed forest in which no record of a ‘Younger Dryas’ type cool event exists.