Postglacial biogeography of Sierra lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. murrayana) in California

Ecoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 343-351

  Anderson, R Scott ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Lodgepole pine; Paleoecology; Sierra Nevada; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

PINUS CONTORTA; PINACEAE; PINUS CONTORTA MURRAYANA;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; HOLOCENE; PALAEOECOLOGY; SIERRA LODGEPOLE PINE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA NEVADA;

EID: 0030428110     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682352     Document Type: Article

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