Possible refugia in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska during the late Wisconsin glaciation

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-244

  Carrara, P E ^a   Ager, T A ^a   Baichtal, J F ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; BATHYMETRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GLACIERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOPOGRAPHY;

ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; DEGLACIATION; GLACIATION;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; BATHYMETRY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FIELDWORK; GLACIATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WISCONSINAN;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; ANTARCTICA; BARANOF ISLAND; CORONATION ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249656701     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-081     Document Type: Article

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