Place vs. time and vegetational persistence: A comparison of four tropical mires from the Illinois Basin during the height of the Pennsylvanian Ice Age

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 43-72

  DiMichele, William A ^a   Phillips, Tom L ^b   Nelson, W John ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baker coal; Coal; Coal ball; Denville coal; Ecosystem stability; Herrin coal; Illinois Basin; Paleoecology; Pennsylvanian; Springfield coal

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL; GLACIERS; SAMPLING;

GEOLOGY;

CARBONIFEROUS; COAL SEAM; MIRE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PENNSYLVANIAN; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036587702     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(02)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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