Decline of the mid- to late Holocene forests in China: Climatic change or human impact?

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 273-281

  Ren, Guoyu ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

China; Forest decline; Holocene; Human activities; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST COVER; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE;

CHINA;

EID: 0034020966     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(200003)15:3<273::AID-JQS504>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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