Late Glacial and early Holocene landscapes in northern New England and adjacent areas of Canada

Auteurs :
DAVIS, R. B.
JACOBSON, G. L. Jr

Description :
The landscapes of northern New England and adjacent areas of Canada changed greatly between 14,000 and 9000 yr BP: deglaciation occured, sea levels and shorelines shifted, and a vegetational transition from tundra to closed forest took place. Data from 51 C-dated sites from a range of elevations were used to map ice and sea positions, physiognomic vegetational zones, and the spread of individual tree taxa in the region. A continuum of tundra-woodland-forest passed northeastward and northward without major hesitation or reversal.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research New York, 1985, vol. 23, n°. 3, p. 341-368, Références bibliographiques : 65 réf.

Date :
1985