Paleosols and the Forest Border in Keewatin, N.W.T.
- 1 December 1971
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Quaternary Research
- Vol. 1 (4) , 468-473
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(71)90059-7
Abstract
The morphology of paleosols and radiocarbon-dated charcoal from buried surface horizons of soils provide evidence to suggest that between periods of northward forest encroachment tundra climate has dominated areas at least 50 km south of the present forest/tundra border in southwest Keewatin. The present forest/tundra border climate is nearly as severe as any climate that has prevailed in the area since deglaciation.Keywords
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