Lichenometry as a method for Holocene dating: Limits in its applications and reliability

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Published: Feb 27, 1993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26382/
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Italian alps, Lichenometry, Lichens

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L.M. Gallo
Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali-Sezione di Mineralogia, Petrografia e Geologia, Torino, Italy
R. Piervittori
Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy

Abstract

Guidelines of the lichenometric method applied to studies of Holocene absolute age determinations are traced on a bibliographic basis. Particular care is given to the Italian slope of the Alps. The method is critically revisited and the necessity of considering various biotic and abiotic factors influencing lichens' growth and reliability of measures is pointed out. A list of such factors with bibliographic references is proposed. Limits of this method and its applications are stressed.

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Gallo, L.M., and R. Piervittori , trans. 1993. “Lichenometry As a Method for Holocene Dating: Limits in Its Applications and Reliability ”. Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary 6 (1): 77-86. https://doi.org/10.26382/.
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Vol. 6 No. 1 (1993): IL QUATERNARIO
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