Postglacial vegetation history of Mitkof Island, Alexander Archipelago, southeastern Alaska

Quaternary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-268

  Ager, Thomas A ^a   Carrara, Paul E ^a   Smith, Jane L ^b   Anne, Victoria ^b   Johnson, Joni ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Tongass National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Late Quaternary; Mitkof Island; Paleoclimate; Pollen records; Radiocarbon dating; Southeastern Alaska; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; POSTGLACIAL; RADIOCARBON DATING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; CALLITROPSIS NOOTKATENSIS; CAREX; CHAMAECYPARIS; CONIUM; CYPERACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS CONTORTA; POLYPODIACEAE; SPHAGNUM; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA; TSUGA MERTENSIANA;

EID: 76849106760     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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