Middle-holocene dynamics of tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock) in northern New England, USA

Holocene

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-78

  Oswald, W Wyatt ^a   Foster, David R ^b  

^a EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; hemlock; paleoecology; pollen; Tsuga canadensis; Vermont

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; HOLOCENE; MOISTURE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION HISTORY;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84055214168     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683611409774     Document Type: Article

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