Palynological and AVHRR observations of modern vegetational gradients in eastern North America

Holocene

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-497

  Williams, John W ^a   Jackson, Stephen T ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

AVHRR; Land cover; Modern analogue technique; Plant life forms; Pollen analysis; Remote sensing; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; LAND COVER; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 0038481989     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl613rp     Document Type: Article

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