Prehistoric human influence on the abundance and distribution of deadwood in alpine landscapes

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-108

  Grayson, Donald K ^a   Millar, Constance I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine treeline; Anthropogenic impacts; Archeology; Dendrochronology; Holocene; Western USA

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGY; DEAD WOOD; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LANDSCAPE; RECONSTRUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREELINE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; CALIFORNIA; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41949083477     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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