Vegetational and Climatic History of Jackson Hole and Vicinity

The objectives of this project, now in its second year, have not changed significantly from that of the proposal. Prior to this study, the late-Quaternary vegetation history of the northern Rocky Mountains had been inferred largely from isolated pollen records. These data suggested that conifer forests were established early in postglacial time and were little modified thereafter. The similarity of past vegetation to modern communities over a broad area gives rise to two hypothesis: (1) glacial refugia were c1ose to the ice margin, and (2) 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 hypotheses in the region of Grand Teton National Park.

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

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.1985.2477 ◽

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.

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Late-Quaternary Vegetation History of Jackson Hole, Wyoming

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.1982.2309 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 35-36

Author(s):

Cathy Barnosky

Keyword(s):

Environmental History ◽

Plant Communities ◽

Rocky Mountains ◽

Vegetation History ◽

Late Quaternary ◽

Sediment Cores ◽

Northern Rocky Mountains ◽

Hole Area ◽

Jackson Hole ◽

History Of

During the late Quaternary, the Jackson Hole area has reen repeatedly glaciated-the most recent and least extensive ice advance occurred during the Pinedale Glaciation (ca. 25,000-9,000 yr B.P.; Love and Reed, 1971). The objective of this research is to study the vegetation history of Jackson Hole since Pinedale time, as a means of interpreting the development and stability of modern plant communities. The research is based on an examination of pollen and plant-macrofossiil records contained in lake-sediment cores collected near the former ice margin. The environmental history of this region is poorly known and the paleoecological information provided by this study should help fill a gap in our understanding of the vegetation, climate, and glacial history of the Northern Rocky Mountains.

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Late quaternary vegetation history of Wilcox Pass, Jasper National Park, Alberta

Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ◽

10.1016/0031-0182(90)90125-q ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 80 (2) ◽

pp. 129-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Alwynne B. Beaudoin ◽

Roger H. King

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Vegetation History ◽

Late Quaternary ◽

Jasper National Park ◽

History Of

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Late quaternary glacial and vegetative history of the Glacier National Park region, Montana

10.3133/b1902 ◽

1989 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Late Quaternary ◽

Glacier National Park ◽

History Of

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2. The late Quaternary vegetation history of Sweden

Acta Phytogeographica Suecica ◽

10.3170/2008-12-18513 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 15-20

Keyword(s):

Vegetation History ◽

Late Quaternary ◽

History Of

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Elk Ranch Determination of Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2011.3779 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 37-46

Author(s):

Mary Humstone

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Cultural Landscape ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

National Register ◽

Grand Teton National Park ◽

Jackson Hole ◽

History Of ◽

Landscape Survey ◽

The University

During summer 2010, the University of Wyoming American Studies Program conducted an intensive cultural landscape survey and historical analysis of the Elk Ranch in Grand Teton National Park. Led by Research Scientist Mary Humstone, students documented the ranch landscape and remaining buildings. They conducted research in local archives to uncover the history of the ranch and determine its significance in the history of Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park. The team determined that the property is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, with significance in agriculture and conservation.

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