Holocene changes of Andean alder (Alnus acuminata) in highland Ecuador and Peru

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 685-691

  Weng, Chengyu ^a,b   Bush, Mark B ^a   Chepstow Lusty, Alex J ^a,c  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Alnus acuminata (Andean alder); Alnus decline; Deforestation; Drought; Human activity; Pollen analysis; South America

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ECUADOR; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALNUS; ALNUS ACUMINATA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 12444328801     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.882     Document Type: Article

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