The circumboreal tundra-taiga interface: late Pleistocene and Holocene changes.
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Summary
A scenario of a continuous but modest occupation of eastern Beringia by spruce during the late-Pleistocene is proposed instead of an exceptionally rapid spread of conifers from the glacial refugium south of the Laurentide ice sheet, which typically has been assumed.
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- article
- Published
- 2002-08-01
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- 59
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- 96
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Keywords
Macrofossil, Beringia, Deglaciation, Holocene, Glacial period
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