Palaeovegetational and palaeoenvironmental trends in the summit of the Guaiquinima massif (Venezuelan Guayana) during the Holocene

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-145

  Rull, Valentí ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Guayana highlands; Holocene; Palaeoclimates; Palaeosuccession; Palynology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

BOLIVAR [VENEZUELA]; GUAYANA; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14944348676     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.896     Document Type: Article

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