Climatic and anthropogenic control of surface pollen assemblages in East Asian steppes

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 281-289

  Liu, Hongyan ^a   Wang, Yi ^a   Tian, Yuhong ^a   Zhu, Jiangling ^a   Wang, Hongya ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

climate; semi arid Asia; steppe vegetation; surface pollen

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DESERT; MEADOW; MOISTURE; POLLEN; STEPPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ARTEMISIA; ASTERACEAE; BETULA; FABACEAE; POACEAE; POLYGONUM;

EID: 33645764710     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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