Holocene treeline and climate change in the subalpine zone near Stoyoma Mountain, Cascade Mountains, southwestern British Columbia, Canada

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-83

  Pellatt, Marlow G ^a,d   Smith, Michael J ^a   Mathewes, Rolf W ^a   Walker, Ian R ^a,b   Palmer, Samantha L ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOECOLOGY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TREELINE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COAST MOUNTAINS;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; CHIRONOMIDAE; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 0034099550     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552412     Document Type: Article

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