Biomarker records of late Neogene changes in northeast African vegetation

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 977-980

  Feakins, Sarah J ^a   deMenocal, Peter B ^a   Eglinton, Timothy I ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; Africa; Biomarker; C4; Carbon isotopes; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER RECORDS; CARBON ISOTOPES; NEOGENE;

BIOMARKERS; CARBON; ISOTOPES; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; VEGETATION;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BIOMARKER; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; NEOGENE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AFRICA;

EID: 29144489363     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21814.1     Document Type: Article

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