Peatland development at the arctic tree line (Québec, Canada) influenced by flooding and permafrost

Quaternary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 426-437

  Bhiry, Najat ^a   Payette, Serge ^a   Robert, Élisabeth C ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flooding; Geomorphology; Little Ice Age; Minerotrophic conditions; Palsa; Peat plateau; Peatland; Permafrost; Picea mariana; Subarctic Qu bec; Tree line

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; FOSSIL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LITTLE ICE AGE; PALUDIFICATION; PEATLAND; PERMAFROST; PLATEAU; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; TREELINE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 34147154814     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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