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Holocene land cover change in North America: continental trends, regional drivers, and implications for vegetation–atmosphere feedbacks
Andria Dawson
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Department of Mathematics and Computing, Calgary, AB, T3E6K6, Canada
Department of Biology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, T3E6K6, Canada
John W. Williams
Department of Geography and Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Marie-José Gaillard
Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, E 39231 Kalmar, Sweden
Simon J. Goring
Department of Geography and Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Behnaz Pirzamanbein
Department of Statistics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, 220 07 Lund, Sweden
Johan Lindstrom
Division of Mathematical Statistics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
R. Scott Anderson
School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
Andrea Brunelle
Geography Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
David Foster
Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA 01366, USA
Konrad Gajewski
Département de Géographie, Environnement et Géomatique, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N50, Canada
Daniel G. Gavin
Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
Terri Lacourse
Department of Biology and Centre for Forest Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
Thomas A. Minckley
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Wyatt Oswald
Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College, Boston, MA 02116 , USA
Bryan Shuman
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Cathy Whitlock
Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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The paper presents a state-of-the-are Holocene reconstruction of North American vegetation shifts, including a discussion of drivers and potential feedbacks on climate.
The paper presents a state-of-the-are Holocene reconstruction of North American vegetation...
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Holocene vegetation–atmosphere interactions provide insight into intensifying land use impacts and the Holocene Conundrum: a mismatch between data- and model-inferred temperature. Using pollen records and statistical modeling, we reconstruct Holocene land cover for North America. We determine patterns and magnitudes of land cover changes across scales. We attribute land cover changes to ecological, climatic, and human drivers. These reconstructions provide benchmarks for Earth system models.
Holocene vegetation–atmosphere interactions provide insight into intensifying land use impacts...
