Holocene and recent peat growth rates on the Zululand coastal plain

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-124

  Thamm, A G ^a   Grundling, P ^a   Mazus, H ^a  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; COASTAL PLAIN; HOLOCENE; PEAT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030432190     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(96)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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