The Bias and Signal Attenuation Present in Conventional Pollen-Based Climate Reconstructions as Assessed by Early Climate Data from Minnesota, USA

• Jeannine-Marie St. Jacques ,

  * E-mail: stjacqje@uregina.ca

  Affiliation Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 7H9

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• Brian F. Cumming,

  Affiliation Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6

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• David J. Sauchyn,

  Affiliation Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 7H9

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• John P. Smol

  Affiliation Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6

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