Origin of the southernmost Arctic tundra of continental North America

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Serge Payette, Vanessa Pilon, Mathieu Frégeau
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2018
• Subjects: arctic tundra; boreal forest; charcoal; fire disturbance; isostatic uplift; macrofossil analysis; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Arctic; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Pointe Louis-XIV; Tundra; James Bay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2018-0007; https://doaj.org/article/1a25ad39046e4a2ea61cf5c9075b0e22

The Arctic tundra extends beyond the treeline north of 58°N in eastern North America and north of 66°N in western North America and Eurasia. A marked exception to this distribution is the azonal tundra situated as far south as 54°30′–45′N, in the Pointe-Louis-XIV area (JABA), along the fast-rising c...