Representation of tundra vegetation by pollen in lake sediments of northern Alaska

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 521-535

  Oswald, W Wyatt ^a   Anderson, Patricia M ^a   Brubakel, Linda B ^a   Hu, Feng Sheng ^b   Engstrom, Daniel R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Arctic Coastal Plain; Arctic Foothills; Modern pollen; North Slope; Paleoecology; Palynology; Pollen accumulation rates; Tundra

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; ARTEMISIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETULA; BETULACEAE; CYPERACEAE; ERICALES; POACEAE; RUBUS; RUBUS CHAMAEMORUS;

EID: 0038363676     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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