US EditionA “lost world” beneath the North Sea was once full of forests
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ecotopical.comA “lost world” beneath the North Sea was once full of forests
Long before rising seas swallowed Doggerland beneath the North Sea, this lost landscape may have been a surprisingly lush and life-friendly haven. New DNA evidence reveals that forests of oak, elm, and hazel were already thriving there more than 16,000 years ago—thousands of years earlier than scientists thought possible. Even more astonishing, researchers detected traces of a tree species believed to have vanished from the region hundreds of th…
Recent research has revealed the existence of submerged forests in Doggerland, an ancient landmass that connected Great Britain to continental Europe. This territory, now submerged beneath the North Sea, may have been an ecological refuge much earlier than previously thought, harboring a diversity of life during the Last Glacial Maximum. Discovery of Submerged Forests Studies conducted by the University of Warwick indicate that oak, elm, and haz…
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