The lower part (460–650 cm) of a lacustrine sequence
from Lac de Creno, Corsica (1310 m) is analysed on the basis of 68
pollen spectra and with the support of 10 14C dates
(including nine A.M.S. dates). This sequence, which extends from the
end of the Würm to the beginning of the Postglacial, reveals a
complete late-glacial. The absence of forest dynamics during the late
glacial Interstadial in Corsica is a real mystery. Pollen data clearly
suggest that Pinus laricio ( = Pinus nigra Arnold
ssp. laricio Maire) and perhaps other tree species did not
exist in Corsica at that time.