POLLEN DIAGRAMS IN THE MACKENZIE DELTA AREA, N.W.T.

• Main Authors: J. R. Mackay, J. Terasmaef
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Inuvik; Mackay; Mackenzie Delta; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.539.4043; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic16-4-228.pdf

The purpose of this paper is to relate the palynological evidence obtained from a study of peat deposits, coupled with geological and other data, to the postglacial history of the Mackenzie Delta area. The two pollen diagrams published in this report, each with radiocarbon control, are the first for postglacial deposits in the Canadian Arctic, although palynological studies have been made at numerous other sites in the Arctic Archipelago and on the mainland (Terasmae 1961). In addition to the two pollen diagrams presented, palynological studies were also made of samples of alluvial sedi-ments from a drill hole near Inuvik, N.W.T. Previous attempts to investigate the history of the vegetation were made by Simmons (1913) and Porsild (1938, 1955). The geomorphological material has been based on field studies by J. R. Mackay, who also collected the samples of peat. The palynological analyses and their interpretation have been contributed by J. Terasmae. Descriptions of exposures