Holocene climatic change in Morocco: A quantitative reconstruction from pollen data

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 883-890

  Cheddadi, R ^a   Lamb, H F ^c   Guiot, J ^b   Van Der Kaars, S ^c  

^a European Pollen Database   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY;

MOROCCO;

EID: 0032458197     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050262     Document Type: Article

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