Effects of the Little Ice Age on avalanche boulder tongues in the French Alps (Massif des Ecrins)

Lichens of the subspecies Rhizocarpon geographicum s.l were measured on 25 avalanche boulder tongues in the Massif des Ecrins to elucidate the Little Ice Age history of avalanche activity. Results show: (1) an increase of lichen size from the median to the distal zone of deposits, and a decrease fro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Earth surface processes and landforms 2004-05, Vol.29 (5), p.553-564
Hauptverfasser:	Jomelli, Vincent, Pech, Pierre
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	avalanche boulder tongue Bgi / Prodig Environmental Sciences French Alps Humanities and Social Sciences lichenometry Little Ice Age Palaeogeography Physical geography Quaternary Rhizocarpon geographicum
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