Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 96. (Budapest 2004)

Molnár, J., Erdei, B. ; Hably, L.: The transport of leaves and fruits - a taphonomical study of leaf litter

ported to. Smaller leaves may get further from the parent tree than larger ones thus, resulting in the distortion of the actual leaf size pattern especially in the case of fragmentary fossil leaf assemblages. Patterns of leaf and fruit distributions - Data of quadrats were analysed by principal components analysis in order to study the patterns of the leaf and fruit distributions of a certain taxon (Figs 11-14). The difference of the leaf and fruit distributions of a taxon is recognizable based on Figs 5-7, however, by means of multivariate statistical methods fine deviations could be demonstrated. Based on the "combined data set" it is clearly observable that the distribution of the leaves Figs 11-14. Principal components analysis was applied for the comparison of the leafand fruit distribution patterns of certain taxa along the north-south, northeast-southwest and northwest-southeast transections. The chart on Fig. 11 is a summary of the results of all quadrats. The other charts show data of quadrats by each transection. Dots indicate fruits and leaves as follows: 1 = Acer platanoides, leaf, 2 = Platanus x hybrida, leaf, 3 = Fraxinus ornus, leaf/leaflet, 4 = Tilia cordata, leaf, 5 = Ulinus laevis PALLAS 1853, leaf, 6 = Quercus robur, leaf, 7-8 = Acer platanoides, disintegrated fruit, intact fruit, 9 = Platanus x hybrida, fruit, 10 = Fraxinus ornus, fruit, 11 = Tilia cordata, fruit