Hekla-4 ash, the pine decline in Northern Ireland and the effective use of tephra isochrones: A comment on Hall, Pilcher and McCormac

Holocene

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 495-497

  Edwards, Kevin J ^a   Dugmore, Andrew J ^b   Buckland, Paul C ^a   Blackford, Jeffrey J ^c   Cook, Gordon T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hekla 4; Ireland; Pine decline; Pinus sylvestris; Scotland; Tephra

Indexed keywords

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0345221819     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095968369600600415     Document Type: Review

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