A survey of modern pollen and vegetation along an altitudinal transect in southern Georgia, Caucasus region

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-250

  Connor, Simon E ^a   Thomas, Ian ^a   Kvavadze, Eliso V ^b   Arabuli, Giorgi J ^b   Avakov, Genia S ^b   Sagona, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Caucasus; climate; numerical analysis; pollen; tree lines; vegetation

Indexed keywords

POLLEN; TREELINE; VEGETATION;

ASIA; CAUCASUS; EURASIA; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); WEST ASIA;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 2442497216     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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