Natural and anthropogenic rapid changes in the Kara-Bogaz Gol over the last two centuries reconstructed from palynological analyses and a comparison to instrumental records

Quaternary International

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-70

  Leroy, S A G ^a   Marret, F ^b   Giralt, S ^c   Bulatov, S A ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^d Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation "VI Vernadsky Russian State University of National Economy   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION COVER;

ARAL SEA; ASIA; CASPIAN SEA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN; WEST ASIA;

AMARANTHACEAE; ARTEMISIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33747350291     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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