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. 2016 Jun 24;7:11967. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11967

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We assume that interglacial vegetation during the PPT mainly reflects conditions of the preceding glacial instead of contemporary interglacial climate. During interglacials following mild glacials, NE Asia was colonized by evergreen trees from nearby refugia. In contrast, during interglacials following cold glacials larch and deciduous shrubs expand in the area related to the combined effects of permafrost persistence and distant glacial refugia of evergreen trees, and fire. This implies that vegetation–climate disequilibrium can last for many millennia.