Holocene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the São Paulo State (Brazil), based on anthracology and soil δ13C analysis

Holocene

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-81

  Scheel Ybert, R ^a,d   Gouveia, S E M ^b   Pessenda, L C R ^b   Aravena, R ^c   Coutinho, L M ^b   Boulet, R ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthracology; Brazil; Charcoal; Holocene; Oxygen isotopes; Palaeoclimate; Palaeoenvironment; Savanna; Soil isotopic composition

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; HOLOCENE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SAVANNA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0037237118     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl596rp     Document Type: Article

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