Interpretation of late Holocene pollen in channel fills in the eastern Free State, South Africa, in terms of local conditions and sediment reworking

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 464-468

  Nyakale, M ^a   Scott, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; HOLOCENE; POLLEN; RADIOCARBON DATING;

FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ASTERACEAE; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 0036944756     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30375-6     Document Type: Article

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