History and future of mid-high elevation steppe/grasslands in
the southern interior of British Columbia
FIGURES
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Figure 1a. Grass pollen grain, with single pore visible on the top of the grain.
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Figure 1b. Artemisia pollen grain, having three furrows running down on the sides from the
top to the bottom, giving a tri-lobe shape when seen from the top.
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Figure 2. Testalinden Lake on Mt. Kobau, seen in background. Vegetation is a mosaic
of open steppe and ESSF, making up the Artemisia- Abies lasiocarpa
zone described by McLean (1970).
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Figure 3a. Pollen percent diagram for Buckbean Bog, Mt. Kobau.
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Figure 3b. Pollen percent diagram for North Crater Lake, Crater Mountain
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Figure 4. Crater Lake on the north slope of Crater Mountain, surrounded by ESSF forests with open
steppe in foreground
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