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https://www.pangaea.de/ information pointOfContact 2026-07-22T07:02:57Z https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996092 2026-07-22T07:02:54 publication Unkelbach, Julia

julia.unkelbach@biologie.uni-goettingen.de

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https://www.pangaea.de/ information publisher tableDigital The arid environments of southern Arabia are mosaic landscapes consisting of clusters of different vegetation types that reflect changing climate and human adaption strategies to extreme climatic conditions. The underlying study investigates modern pollen-vegetation relationships in the hyper arid mosaic landscapes of north-central Oman to refine the interpretation of fossil pollen records from similar environments. Fifteen sites were sampled using pollen traps or surface samples across natural mountain, mountain foothill, and anthropogenically influenced systems, including oasis environments. Qualitative vegetation surveys were conducted within a 20 m radius around each sampling site. Most of the studied sites are located within and in the immediate vicinity of the village of Al-Khashbah in north-central Oman. Further sites are located to the north and northeast in the Al-Hajar Mountains and its southern foothills. completed Unkelbach, Julia

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-2990 information principalInvestigator Arabian Peninsula Arid environment modern vegetation pollen rain theme 1995-01-01 creation PANGAEA

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https://www.pangaea.de/ information pointOfContact copyright copyright CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International textTable und geoscientificInformation 57.085861 58.220667 22.609578 23.140222 2023-02-23T00:00:00 2023-03-10T00:00:00 Event label thematicClassification LATITUDE thematicClassification LONGITUDE thematicClassification ALTITUDE physicalMeasurement m m DEPTH, sediment/rock physicalMeasurement m m Lycopodium tablets physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Number of Lycopodium tablets # # Spores physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Number of Spores per Lycopodium tablet # # Lycopodium spores counted physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Sample volume physicalMeasurement Measured cm**3 cm**3 Phoenix dactylifera physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Arecaceae # # Pistacia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Anacardiaceae # # Boswellia sacra physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Burseraceae # # Citrus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Rutaceae # # Mangifera indica physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Anacardiaceae # # Ficus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Moraceae # # Solanum physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Solanaceae # # Ruellia patula physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Acanthaceae # # Aerva javanica physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Amaranthaceae # # Poaceae (Cerealia) physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; medium-large # # Trianthema portulacastrum physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Aizoacea # # Apiaceae undifferentiated physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Cichorioideae-type physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Asteraceae # # Heliotropium physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Boraginaceae # # Brassicaceae undifferentiated physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Silene physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Caryophyllacae # # Spergularia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Caryophyllaceae # # Cucumis physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Cucurbitaceae # # Sida physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Malvaceae # # Plantago physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Plantaginaceae # # Ranunculus muricatus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Ranunculaceae # # Galium physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Rubiaceae # # Bacopa monnieri physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Scrophulariaceae # # Datura physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Solanaceae # # Urticaceae undifferentiated physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Aloe collenettae physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Asphodelaceae # # Aloe vera physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Asphodelaceae # # Fern spores physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Vachellia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Fabaceae # # Ziziphus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Rhamnaceae # # Prosopis physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Fabaceae # # Maerua physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Capparaceae # # Tamarix physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Tamaricaceae # # Zygophyllum physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Zygophyllaceae # # Ephedra physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Ephedraceae # # Haloxylon physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Amaranthaceae # # Cornulaca physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Amaranthaceae # # Euphorbia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Euphorbiaceae # # Limonium stocksii physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Plumbaginaceae # # Blepharis ciliaris physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Acanthaceae # # Hibiscus micranthus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Malvaceae # # Gymnocarpos physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Caryophyllaceae # # Artemisia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Asteraceae # # Limeum physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Molluginaceae # # Poaceae physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; small # # Cyperaceae physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Cyperaceae # # Chenopodium physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Amaranthaceae # # Pulicarica-type physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Asteraceae # # Justicia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Acanthaceae # # Aizoon physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Aizoaceae # # Euploca physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Boraginaceae # # Polycarpaea physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Caryophyllaceae # # Cleome physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Cleomaceae # # Convolvulus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Convolvulaceae # # Citrullus colocynthis physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Cucurbitaceae # # Polygala physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Polygalaceae # # Ochradiscus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Resedaceae # # Plocama physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Rubiaceae # # Withania physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Solanaceae # # Tribulus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Zygophyllaceae # # Typha physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Typhaceae # # Juniperus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Cupressaceae # # Sideroxylon mascatense physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Sapotacea # # Dodonaea viscosa physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Sapindaceae # # Helianthemum physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Cistaceae # # Lappula physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Boraginaceae # # Dianthus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Caryophyllaceae # # Centaurium physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Gentianaceae # # Rumex physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Polygonaceae # # Pinus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Pinaceae # # Avicennia marina physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Acanthaceae # # Acanthaceae undifferentiated physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Fabaceae undifferentiated physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Indeterminata physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Glomus physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-207 # # Sporormiella physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-113 # # Sordaria-type physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-55A # # Delitschia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; large # # Delitschia physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-47, small # # Arnium physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-261 # # Coniochaeta physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-172 # # Neurospora/Gelasinospora physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; UY-110 # # Thecaphora spp. physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-364 # # Curvularia spp. physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-1029B # # Palynomorpha, non-pollen physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-200 # # Uredospore physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Uredospore # # Fruiting body physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Fruiting body # # Fungal spore undifferentiated physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Palynomorpha, non-pollen physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-352, Archella # # Assulina physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Acari physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; Part of Acari # # Insect hair physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Lepidoptera scale physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Brachionu, eggs physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # Palynomorpha, non-pollen physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification]; HdV-15 # # Microfossils indeterminata physicalMeasurement Llight microscope, Manufacturer unknown, ZEISS Primostar 3 [x400 magnification] # # text/tab-separated-values unknown https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.996092?format=textfile download dataset The data set was checked for completeness, correctness, and consistency of metainformation. Validity of used methods was checked and - if applicable - precision and range of data. EVENT LABEL: AQ1_Oman (U1685) * LATITUDE: 22.830672 * LONGITUDE: 57.761693 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-27T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 468.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag Dry pit near Qal'at Al-Awamir, 30 kilometers north-west of Al-Khashbah. Hilly environment with no to very sparse vegetation. 2023-02-27T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: KS3_Oman (U2801) * LATITUDE: 22.663242 * LONGITUDE: 58.022827 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-23T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 384.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag On excavation area outside the city of Al-Khashbah, surrounded by rocky hills. Rocky environment with no to very sparse vegetation. 2023-02-23T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: KS5_Oman (U2813) * LATITUDE: 22.658992 * LONGITUDE: 58.023613 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-23T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 382.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag On excavation area outside the city of Al-Khashbah, surrounded by rocky hills. Rocky environment with no to very sparse vegetation. 2023-02-23T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: KS25_Oman (U2926) * LATITUDE: 22.658220 * LONGITUDE: 58.039650 * DATE/TIME: 2023-03-03T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 420.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag Oasis of Al-Khashbah. Diverse cultivated edible vegetation and associated species. 2023-03-03T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: KS54_Oman (U2905) * LATITUDE: 22.662622 * LONGITUDE: 58.030754 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-23T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 386.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag On excavation area outside the city of Al-Khashbah, surrounded by rocky hills. Rocky environment with no to very sparse vegetation. 2023-02-23T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: KS77_Oman (U2845) * LATITUDE: 22.673800 * LONGITUDE: 58.044526 * DATE/TIME: 2023-03-01T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 427.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag On excavation area outside the city of Al-Khashbah, surrounded by rocky hills. Rocky environment with no to very sparse vegetation. 2023-03-01T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: KT11_Oman (U2927) * LATITUDE: 22.609578 * LONGITUDE: 58.062590 * DATE/TIME: 2023-03-03T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 397.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag In Late Islamic field plot 5 kilometers south of Al-Khashbah. Sparse dry vegetation. 2023-03-03T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: KT62_Oman (U2913) * LATITUDE: 22.688233 * LONGITUDE: 58.034577 * DATE/TIME: 2023-03-01T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 419.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Pollen trap On excavation area outside the city of Al-Khashbah, surrounded by rocky hills. Disturbed sand bed at the foot of one hill. Sparse dry vegetation. 2023-03-01T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: LZ5_Oman (U2908) * LATITUDE: 22.698347 * LONGITUDE: 58.181068 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-25T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 479.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag Abandoned oasis outside the city of Lizq. Sandy environment with rocky hills. Remains of former oasis vegetation and dry mountain foothill vegetation. 2023-02-25T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: MQ1_Oman (U2924) * LATITUDE: 22.963669 * LONGITUDE: 57.882796 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-27T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 705.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Pollen trap Quarry in the Hajar Mountains near Mqazah Lake. Rocky environment with sparse dry mountain vegetation. 2023-02-27T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: SP8_Oman (U2925) * LATITUDE: 23.140222 * LONGITUDE: 57.085861 * DATE/TIME: 2023-03-10T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 950.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Pollen trap Rooftop on house in the city of Sint in the Hajar Mountains. Surrounded by streets, other houses and gardens with dense vegetation. 2023-03-10T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: WD2_Oman (U2921) * LATITUDE: 22.798750 * LONGITUDE: 58.220667 * DATE/TIME: 2023-03-02T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 583.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag Wadi near Samad al-Shan with attatched permanent water pool, surrounded by rocky hills. Wadi and dry mountain vegetation. Natural palm forest nearby. 2023-03-02T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: WF1_Oman (U372) * LATITUDE: 22.645163 * LONGITUDE: 57.981998 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-25T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 413.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag Semi-permanent shallow water pool 5 kilometers west of Al-Khashbah. Sandy environment with stones. Dry vegetation. 2023-02-25T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: WF2_Oman (U374) * LATITUDE: 22.614689 * LONGITUDE: 58.013127 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-25T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 408.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Plastic bag Semi-permanent shallow water pool 5 kilometers south-west of Al-Khashbah near the main road to the Hajar Mountains. Sandy environment with stones. Dry vegetation. 2023-02-25T00:00:00 EVENT LABEL: XH1_Oman (U2919) * LATITUDE: 22.662626 * LONGITUDE: 58.044195 * DATE/TIME: 2023-02-26T00:00:00 * ELEVATION: 423.0 m * LOCATION: North-central Oman * METHOD/DEVICE: Pollen trap Rooftop on house in the city of Al-Khashbah. Surrounded by streets and other houses. Sparse vegetation only on roadsides and in private gardens. 2023-02-26T00:00:00 Related to 2026-01-01 publication https://doi.org/10.1080/01916122.2026.2705316 Unkelbach, Julia

julia.unkelbach@biologie.uni-goettingen.de

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-2990 information author Proctor, Lucas author Behling, Hermann

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5843-8342 information author documentDigital Palynology 2705316