Did tree-Betula, Pinus and Picea survive the last glaciation along the west coast of Norway? A review of the evidence, in light of Kullman (2002)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1461-1471

  Birks, Hilary H ^a,b,c   Larsen, E ^d   Birks, H J B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Betula pubescens; Glacial survival of trees; Late glacial; Macrofossils; Megafossils; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Pollen; South west Norway

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FOSSIL; GLACIATION; SURVIVAL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; DRYAS (PLANT); PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 27744468063     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01287.x     Document Type: Review

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