1. Arctic Eden.
- Author
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Francis, Jane E.
- Subjects
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FOSSILS , *FOSSIL trees , *TRAVEL , *GEOGRAPHICAL discoveries , *FOSSIL plants , *ECOLOGY - Abstract
Investigates the fossil forests of Axel Heiberg Island, one of the northernmost islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, looking for clues to the Arctic's subtropical past. Original discovery of evidence of forests in 1883; Preservation of the fossil forest; Types of trees; Growing period in the Eocene Arctic; Light; Temperature; Discussion.
- Published
- 1991