Palynological Evidence for Late- and Postglacial Environmental Change in Central Colorado

Quaternary Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 222-232

  Vierling, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LATE GLACIAL; PALYNOLOGY; VEGETATION CHANGE;

USA, COLORADO;

ARTEMISIA;

EID: 0031871096     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1997.1960     Document Type: Article

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