Devensian late-glacial and early Flandrian environmental history of the Vale of Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-24

  Day, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Late glacial; Magnetic susceptibility; Pollen analysis; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; DEVENSIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; FLANDRIAN; LAKE DEPOSIT; LATE GLACIAL; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL; POLLEN ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION;

UK, ENGLAND, YORKSHIRE, VALE OF PICKERING;

EID: 0029730301     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199601/02)11:1<9::AID-JQS210>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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