Postglacial history of alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) in the British Isles

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 123-133

  Bennett, Keith David ^a   Birks, H John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; British Isles; distribution change; pollen analysis; postglacial

Indexed keywords

ALDER; HOLOCENE; POLLEN;

IRELAND; UK;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0025684252     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3390050204     Document Type: Article

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