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Palaeostructures of vegetation at the upper limit of forests in the inner French Alps

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Takeshi Nakagawa

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Abstract

The comparison of six pollen diagrams from French Alps allows us to reconstruct the past changes of vegetation structure at the upper limit of Subalpine range. Dense populations of Pinus cembra developed between 6500 and 2400 cal. BP, both in the southern Alps and the northern ones. Southern Alps seem however to be characterised by higher altitudinal limits, as shown by the past development of fir forests at 2080 m a.s.l. in the Ubaye valley. This study highlights the importance of taking in account local parameters in regional or continental reviews. To cite this article: S.D. Muller et al., C. R. Biologies 329 (2006). © 2006 Académie des sciences.

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Author(s): Muller S, Nakagawa T, de Beaulieu J, Court-Picon M, Fauquette S, Genries A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Year: 2006

Volume: 329

Issue: 7

Pages: 502-511

Print publication date: 01/07/2006

ISSN (print): 1631-0691

ISSN (electronic): 1768-3238

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2006.05.002

DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2006.05.002

PubMed id: 16797456

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