Reconstructing pathways of aeolian pollen transport to the marine sediments along the coastline of SW africa

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 157-174

  Dupont, Lydie M ^a   Wyputta, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; VEGETATION; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

POLLEN TRANSPORT;

SEDIMENTS;

EOLIAN PROCESS; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLEN; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037329170     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(02)00032-X     Document Type: Article

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