Environmental changes in the Zirahuén Basin, Michoacán, Mexico, during the last 1000 years

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-98

  Davies, S J ^a,d   Metcalfe, S E ^a,c   MacKenzie, A B ^b   Newton, A J ^a   Endfield, G H ^c   Farmer, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

210Pb; Diatoms; Human impact; Mexico; Palaeolimnology; Tephrochronology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN; NORTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAXINUS;

EID: 1242345230     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000013284.21726.3d     Document Type: Article

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