Phytoliths of Southeastern Vancouver Island, Canada, and their potential use to reconstruct shifting boundaries between Douglas-fir forest and oak savannah

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 383-384, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-71

  McCune, Jenny L ^a   Pellatt, Marlow G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asterosclereid; Canada; Douglas fir; Grassland; Phytoliths; Savannah

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; ISLAND; PHYTOLITH; SAVANNA; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION COVER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

CONIFEROPHYTA; POACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84878659835     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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