Late Pleistocene vegetation and climate in the southern Cascade Range and the Modoc Plateau region

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-215

  Hakala, Katharine J ^a   Adam, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascade Range; Paleoclimate; Paleolimnology; Palynology; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

CALIFORNIA; CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 1842473574     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000019231.58234.fb     Document Type: Article

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