A 7000-year record of environmental change, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, USA

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

CAFFREY, M.A.

Dep. of Geography, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Etats-Unis

DOERNER, J.P.

Dep. of Geography, Univ. of northern Colorado, Greeley, Etats-Unis

Description :
Data from a lake sediment core was used to reconstruct changes in vegetation and fire frequencies over the last 7000 cal yr : Bear Lake is a high-elevation lake surrounded by subalpine vegetation in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. The pollen data and the results of macroscopic charcoal analyses are presented and discussed. It is concluded that fire activity is likely to increase under current Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change climate projections of an increase in annual temperatures.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 2012, vol. 33, n°. 5, p. 438-456, nombre de pages : 19, Références bibliographiques : 4 p.

Date :
2012

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis

Langue :
Anglais