The latitudinal gradient of diversity through the Holocene as recorded by fossil pollen in Europe

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 345-360

  Haskell, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Fossil pollen; Latitude; Plants; Regulation; Richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012856557     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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