Structure of the North American vegetation gradient during the late Paleocene/early Eocene warm climate

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-48

  Harrington, Guy J ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Eocene; Latitudinal diversity gradient; North America; Paleocene; Palynology; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1042303111     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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