Late Quaternary vegetation history of the Western Isles of Scotland

New Phytologist

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 171-196

  Fossitt, J A ^a,b  

^a Department of Plant Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b The Derries   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blanket peat; Holocene; Late glacial; Vegetation history; Western Isles; Woodland

Indexed keywords

BIRCH WOODLAND; BLANKET PEAT; GRASSLAND; HAZEL WOODLAND; HEATHLAND; HOLOCENE; MACROFOSSIL; POLLEN; QUATERNARY VEGETATION; VEGETATION HISTORY; WOODLAND;

UK, SCOTLAND, WESTERN ISLES;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; CORYLUS AVELLANA; EMPETRUM NIGRUM; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POLYPODIUM; POPULUS; QUERCUS; RUMEX; SALIX; SORBUS AUCUPARIA; ULMUS;

EID: 0029669249     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04522.x     Document Type: Article

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