Figure 4. Vegetation responses to volcanic eruptions registered in the
sediment record from Lake Relem. a) All pollen taxa
Pollen-Accumulation-Rate used as a proxy for vegetation biomass changes.
b) Principal Curve and c) the rate of change showing significant
compositional changes along the time. d) Palynological richness
E(T400)) and e) palynological evenness
E(T10)/E(T400) comparing diversity
changes after volcanic disturbances. Red vertical line indicates the
Sollipulli-Alpehue eruption; grey vertical lines indicate other tephra
deposited >1.5cm thick into the lake.