Late Quaternary water-level variations and vegetation history at Crooked Pond, southeastern Massachusetts

Quaternary Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 401-410

  Shuman, Bryan ^a   Bravo, Jennifer ^a   Kaye, Jonathan ^a   Lynch, Jason A ^a   Newby, Paige ^a   Webb III, Thompson ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fossil pollen; Kettle lakes; Lake levels; Moisture balance; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

CROOKED POND; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; PINUS STROBUS; STROBUS; TSUGA;

EID: 0035526671     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.2001.2273     Document Type: Article

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