Prehistory and palaeoecology of Yap, federated states of Micronesia

Quaternary International

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-26

  Dodson, J R ^a   Intoh, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PREHISTORIC; VEGETATION HISTORY;

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; YAP;

EID: 0032871293     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(98)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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