Radiocarbon dating of peat macrofossils in the Cairngorm Mountains,Scotland |
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Authors: | N.V. Pears |
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Affiliation: | Department of Geography , University of Leicester |
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Abstract: | Summary Radiocarbon dates for tree stumps at another three sites in the Cairngorm Mountains are presented. These are considered along with a previous set (Pears, 1969) and the evidence they provide for determining altitudinal limits of forest growth in the Flandrian Period is discussed. They support earlier tentative conclusions that the topographical factor and local site hydrology are the key factors in interpreting the macrofossil pattern. |
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Keywords: | asymmetric competition fine roots mature forest root growth chamber root morphology soil moisture |
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