Late-glacial and Holocene palaeovegetation zonal reconstruction for central and north-central North America

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1043-1062

  Strong, W L ^a   Hills, L V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Grassland; Holocene; Hypsithermal; Late Quaternary; North America; Palaeoecology; Pollen; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; HOLOCENE; LATE GLACIAL; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 20044365067     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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