A method for climatic reconstruction of the Mediterranean Pliocene using pollen data

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 183-201

  Fauquette, Séverine ^a   Guiot, Joël ^a   Suc, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a Case 451 Fac des Sci de S J   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Climate tolerance of plants; Climatic reconstruction; Mediterranean region; Pliocene; Pollen

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032533125     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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