The lateglacial Quercus expansion in the southern European Alps: Rapid vegetation response to a late Allerød climate warming?

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 694-702

  Finsinger, W ^a,b   Lane, C S ^c   van Den Brand, G J ^b   Wagner Cremer, F ^b   Blockley, S P E ^d   Lotter, A F ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gerzensee Oscillation; Lateglacial; Pollen accumulation rates; Southern Europe; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ALLEROD; COOLING; FOSSIL; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE CORE; LATE GLACIAL; OSCILLATION; POLLEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ALPS; ARCTIC; CENTRAL EUROPE; GREENLAND; PREALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 80053216878     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1493     Document Type: Article

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