Middle-Holocene timberline fuctuation: influence on the genesis of Podzols (Spodosols), Norra Storfjället Massif, northern Sweden

• Published in: The Holocene
• Main Authors: Earl-Goulet, Judith R., Mahaney, William C., Sanmugadas, Kandiah, Kalm, Volli, Hancock, Ronald G.V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 1998
• Subjects: Paleontology; Earth-Surface Processes; Ecology; Archeology; Global and Planetary Change; Norra Storfjället; Storfjället; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/095968398672291240; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1191/095968398672291240

Fluctuations of the altitudinal position and composition of the timberline in northern Sweden have occurred in response to climatic changes following deglaciation ( c. 8800 yrs BP). In this study a soil sequence of predominantly Podzols (Spodosols) was analysed to determine if the soil profiles loca...