An extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii
A 2.6-m-thick subfossil peat deposit, composed entirely of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii, is described from the Carey Islands, northwestern Greenland (76°44′ N, 73°13′ W). Radiocarbon dates indicate that the peat began forming approximately 6500 years ago and stopped forming some 4500 to 4000...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/b78-224 2023-12-17T10:24:15+01:00 An extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii Brassard, Guy R. Blake Jr., Weston 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b78-224 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b78-224 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Botany volume 56, issue 16, page 1852-1859 ISSN 0008-4026 Plant Science journal-article 1978 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/b78-224 2023-11-19T13:38:55Z A 2.6-m-thick subfossil peat deposit, composed entirely of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii, is described from the Carey Islands, northwestern Greenland (76°44′ N, 73°13′ W). Radiocarbon dates indicate that the peat began forming approximately 6500 years ago and stopped forming some 4500 to 4000 years ago; thus, its growth coincided with the postglacial warm period (Hypsithermal interval). The present-day habitat of A. wormskioldii, on dung or otherwise enriched substrates, is difficult to reconcile with its persistence and abundance at a specific site in the high arctic for over two millenia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Arctic Greenland Canadian Journal of Botany 56 16 1852 1859 |
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A 2.6-m-thick subfossil peat deposit, composed entirely of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii, is described from the Carey Islands, northwestern Greenland (76°44′ N, 73°13′ W). Radiocarbon dates indicate that the peat began forming approximately 6500 years ago and stopped forming some 4500 to 4000 years ago; thus, its growth coincided with the postglacial warm period (Hypsithermal interval). The present-day habitat of A. wormskioldii, on dung or otherwise enriched substrates, is difficult to reconcile with its persistence and abundance at a specific site in the high arctic for over two millenia. |
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An extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii |
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An extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii |
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An extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii |
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An extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii |
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An extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss Aplodon wormskioldii |
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extensive subfossil deposit of the arctic moss aplodon wormskioldii |
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