scholarly journals Late Quaternary vegetation history of the Yellowstone Lake basin, Wyoming

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.G. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation History ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Yellowstone Lake ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Late-Glacial and Postglacial Vegetation and Climate of Jackson Hole and the Pinyon Peak Highlands, Wyoming

1985 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Cathy Barnosky
Keyword(s):  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
National Park ◽  
Vegetation History ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Late Glacial ◽  
Glacial Refugia ◽  
Northern Rocky Mountains ◽  
Jackson Hole ◽  
History Of ◽  
Vegetation And Climate

The late-Quaternary vegetation history of the northern Rocky Mountains has thus far been inferred largely from isolated records. These data suggest that conifer forests were established early in postglacial time and were little modified thereafter. The similarity of early postglacial vegetation to modern communities over broad areas gives rise to two hypotheses: (1) that glacial refugia were close to the ice margin, and (2) that vegetation soon colonized the deglaciated areas and has been only subtly affected by climatic perturbations since that time. It is the goal of this project to test these two hypotheses in the region of Grand Teton National Park.

scholarly journals Vegetational History of Yellowstone Park as Determined by Pollen Analysis

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
George Frison ◽  
Jane Beiswenger
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Large Lake ◽  
Yellowstone Lake ◽  
North Central ◽  
University Of Utah ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
Park Area ◽  
The University

The purpose of this project was to interpret the vegetational history of the Yellowstone Park area by the analysis of pollen contained in sediment cores from four locations in Yellowstone Lake. The cores, collected by Dr. Robert Smith of the University of Utah, were from the north central portion, the west thumb area, the south arm and the southeast arm of the lake. The cores were to be compared to determine pollen variations within the lake. Differences between a small pond and a large lake basin in reflecting climatic change were to be studied by comparing the results with pollen counts from Fifteen Foot Lagoon (Baker, 1976).

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