Fossil wood charcoal assemblages from Elands Bay Cave, South Africa: Implications for Late Quaternary vegetation and climates in the winter-rainfall fynbos biome

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 367-378

  Cowling, R M ^a   Cartwright, C R ^b   Parkington, J E ^a   Allsopp, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fossil charcoal; Fynbos biome; Glacial environments mediterranean climate region; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032781385     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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