Abstract
The paper surveys the occurrence of fossil and subfossil fruits of Carex from the late-glacial (14 000–10 150 B.P.) and Holocene (10 150–0 B.P.) sediments in Czechoslovakia with respect to finds in other countries of Central Europe. The fossil records are discussed from both the environmental and phytosociological points of view. Although some differences in the past and present ecology and distribution of sedges have been found (e.g. in Carex aquatilis Wahlenb., C. limosa L., C. chordorrhiza Ehrh. in L.f., C. lasiocarpa Ehrh.), very close parallels do exist. For this reason, Carex species can be used as good indicators for the reconstruction of past, especially wetland, environments and plant communities. The paper gives a historical background in order to provide a better understanding of the present distribution, assemblages and environmental conditions of the main European Carex species.
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