Paleoenvironmental Studies in Southwestern Yukon

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gajewski, Konrad, Bunbury, Joan, Vetter, Mary, Kroeker, Nicole, Khan, Amina H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2014
• Subjects: Quaternary; Holocene; boreal forest; Yukon; Kluane Lake; paleoecology; pollen analysis; paleolimnology; climatic change; dendroclimatology; fire history; Quaternaire; Holocène; forêt boréale; lac Kluane; paleoécologie; analyse du pollen; paléolimnologie; changement climatique; dendroclimatologie; historique des feux; Arctic; toundra; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67396

The St. Elias Mountain region has occupied an important place in the study of the Quaternary because it presents a relatively accessible non-polar icefield and an array of environments from tundra to boreal forest. Paleoenvironmental studies in southwestern Yukon have documented the broad-scale clim...