Palaeoecological, biogeographical and palaeoclimatological implications of early Holocene immigration of Larix sibirica Ledeb, into the Scandes Mountains, Sweden

Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-188

  Kullman, Leif ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Holocene palaeoecology; Larix sibirica; Macroremains; Palaeoclimatology; Plant immigration; Subalpine vegetation; Sweden

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; TREE;

SWEDEN;

LARIX SIBIRICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0032418431     PISSN: 09607447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997373     Document Type: Article

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