Earliest Holocene vegetation history and island biogeography of the Isle of Man, British Isles

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 761-772

  Innes, J B ^a   Chiverrell, R C ^b   Blackford, J J ^c   Davey, P J ^d   Gonzalez, S ^e   Rutherford, M M ^a   Tomlinson, P R ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Manx Studies   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula; Early Holocene; Island biogeography; Isle of Man; Megaloceros giganteus; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; PALYNOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF MAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BETULA; CERVIDAE; MEGALOCEROS; MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 2142737541     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2003.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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