Late Quaternary Pollen Records from the Kobuk and Noatak River Drainages, Northwestern Alaska

• Published in: Quaternary Research
• Main Author: Anderson, Patricia M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
• Subjects: Canada; Yar; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(88)90035-x; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:003358948890035X?httpAccept=text/xml; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:003358948890035X?httpAccept=text/plain; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400018974

Pollen diagrams from Joe and Niliq Lakes date to ca. 28,000 and 14,000 yr B.P., respectively. Mesic shurb tundra grew near Joe Lake ca. 28,000 to 26,000 yr B.P. with local Populus populations prior to ca. 27,000 yr B.P. Shrub communities decreased as climate changed with the onset of Itkillik II gla...