Holocene vegetation dynamics, fire history, lake level and climate change in the Kootenay Valley, southeastern British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 351-371

  Hallett, Douglas J ^a,c   Hills, Leonard V ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Rockies; Charcoal; Charophyte; Fire history; Loss on ignition; Paleoclimate; Palynology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FIRE HISTORY; HOLOCENE; LAKE LEVEL; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; KOOTENAY LAKE; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHARALES; JUNIPERUS; PICEA;

EID: 30944434206     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-005-1335-6     Document Type: Article

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