Holocene pollen from swamp, cave and hyrax dung deposits at Blydefontein (Kikvorsberge), Karoo, South Africa

Quaternary International

Volumn 129, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 49-59

  Scott, L ^a   Bousman, C B ^b   Nyakale, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; GRASSLAND; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAROO BASIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11044224074     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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