The vegetational history of the northern Apennines, Italy: Information from three new sequences and a review of Regional vegetational change

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 805-841

  Watson, Clare S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holocene; Northern Appenines; pollen records; radiocarbon dates; regional PAZs

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; POLLEN ANALYSIS; RADIOCARBON DATING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ITALY, APENNINES; ITALY, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, LAKE PRATIGNANO; ITALY, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, OSPITALE; ITALY, TUSCANY, LAKE PADULE;

ABIES; FAGACEAE; FAGUS; PINACEAE;

EID: 0030302213     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1996.tb00041.x     Document Type: Article

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