Mangroves of Oman during the Late Holocene: Climatic implications and impact on human settlements

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-232

  Lézine, Anne Marie ^a   Saliège, Jean François ^b   Mathieu, Robert ^c   Tagliatela, Thibaut Louis ^c   Mery, Sophie ^d   Charpentier, Vincent ^d   Cleuziou, Serge ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LODYC   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d Inrap)   (France)

Author keywords

Foraminifera; Holocene; Human settlements; Mangrove; Oman; Palaeoclimate; Palaeoenvironment; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CINERARIA; FORAMINIFERA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0036026770     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003340200025     Document Type: Article

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