The late-quaternary history of arctic and alpine plants

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-146

  Birks, Hilary H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Glacial interglacial cycle; Historical biogeography; Macrofossils; Pollen; Refugia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010581792     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550870802328652     Document Type: Article

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