According to Margaret Davis, who studied pollen contained within lake sediments, the vegetation landscape of the Appalachian Mountains from 12,000 years ago until approximately 100 years ago changed from
A) spruce→chestnut→beech.
B) chestnut→spruce→beech.
C) beech→spruce→chestnut.
D) spruce→beech→chestnut.
E) chestnut→beech→spruce.

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According to Margaret Davis, the vegetation landscape of the Appalachian Mountains changed from spruce to beech to chestnut over the span of 12,000 years until approximately 100 years ago. Therefore, the correct answer is D (spruce → beech → chestnut).

According to Margaret Davis, Who Studied Pollen Contained Within Lake