Phytoliths as paleoenvironmental indicators in a dune field on the northern Great Plains

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 357-375

  Boyd, M ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buried soils; Climate change; Eolian landforms; Northern Great Plains; Phytoliths; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUNE FIELD; EOLIAN FEATURE; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYTOLITH; VEGETATION HISTORY;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244288704     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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