A Holocene pollen record of boreal forest history from the Travaillant Lake area, Lower Mackenzie River Basin

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Ritchie, J. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1984
• Subjects: Plant Science; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie River; Canada; Travaillant Lake; Mackenzie river; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b84-188; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b84-188

A 396-cm sediment sequence from SW Lake in the boreal woodland zone near Travaillant Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, provides a Holocene record of pollen percentages and species interactions. Three local pollen assemblage zones are described: a Betula–Populus–Juniperus zone from 10 500 to 9000...