Analysis of pollen in soils: Processes of incorporation and redistribution of pollen in five soil profile types

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 643-653

  Davidson, Donald A ^a   Carter, Stephen ^b   Boag, Brian ^c   Long, Deborah ^a   Tipping, Richard ^a   Tyler, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Headland Archaeology   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEOLOGY; POLLEN ANALYSIS; SOIL DEGRADATION;

ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PEAT; POLLEN; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FAUNA;

EID: 0032949952     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00123-0     Document Type: Article

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