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How does pollen get into lake sediment?

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Wind Pollination
Many of our forest trees are wind pollinated, as are important prairie plants such as grasses, ragweed, and sage. Some pollen eventually falls into lakes or peatlands where it collects with other sediments, layer after layer, year after year.
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