Late quaternary environmental change in southern Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 139-150

  Tyson, P D ^a   Odada, E O ^a   Partridge, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY;

LAKE VICTORIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

PISCES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034964766     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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