Unique human-made catenary changes and their effect on soil and vegetation in the semi-arid Mediterranean zone: A case study on Sarcopoterium spinosum distribution near Tell eLatin small letter s with dot below-Latin capital letter S with dot belowâfi/Gath, Israel

Catena

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-330

  Ackermann, Oren ^a   Maeir, Aren M ^a   Bruins, Hendrik J ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Geoarchaeology; Human impact; Iron age; Sarcopoterium spinosum; Semi arid mediterranean landscape; Vegetation distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATENA; HOLOCENE; IRON AGE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

SARCOPOTERIUM SPINOSUM;

EID: 3042725346     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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