Late Holocene climate change and human disturbance on Andros Island, Bahamas

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-145

  Kjellmark, Eric ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Charcoal stratigraphy; Climate change; Fire history; Holocene; Human disturbance; Pollen analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE (LATE); PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; VEGETATION CHANGE;

BAHAMAS, ANDROS ISLAND;

EID: 0029667467     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00196777     Document Type: Article

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