Response to Comment on "Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia"

Laura Parducci; Mary E. Edwards; K. D. Bennett; Torbjorn Alm; Ellen Elverland; Mari Mette Tollefsrud; Tina Jorgensen; Michael Houmark-Nielsen; Nicolaj Krog Larsen; Kurt H. Kjaer; Sonia L. Fontana; Inger Greve Alsos; Eske Willerslev

doi:10.1126/science.1225476

Response to Comment on "Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia"

Laura Parducci, Mary E. Edwards, K. D. Bennett, Torbjorn Alm, Ellen Elverland, Mari Mette Tollefsrud, Tina Jorgensen, Michael Houmark-Nielsen, Nicolaj Krog Larsen, Kurt H. Kjaer, Sonia L. Fontana, Inger Greve Alsos, Eske Willerslev

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Abstract

Birks et al. question our proposition that trees survived the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in Northern Scandinavia. We dispute their interpretation of our modern genetic data but agree that more work is required. Our field and laboratory procedures were robust; contamination is an unlikely explanation of our results. Their description of Endletvatn as ice-covered and inundated during the LGM is inconsistent with recent geological literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	-
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science
Volume	338
Issue number	6108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1225476
Publication status	Published - 09 Nov 2012

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