PALAEOBOTANICAL STUDY OF BURIED PEAT FROM THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AREA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

A palaeobotanical and palynological study of samples of buried peat from the MacKenzie River delta area, Northwest Territories, has shown that the peat accumulated during an interglacial interval. For reference purposes a study of modern pollen of Rubus chamaemorus L. and of four species of Drosera...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Author: Terasmae, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1959
Subjects:
Plant Science
Mackenzie River
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie river
Rubus chamaemorus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b59-056
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b59-056
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Summary:A palaeobotanical and palynological study of samples of buried peat from the MacKenzie River delta area, Northwest Territories, has shown that the peat accumulated during an interglacial interval. For reference purposes a study of modern pollen of Rubus chamaemorus L. and of four species of Drosera L. has been made.

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