Relationship of environmental changes in central Sri Lanka to possible prehistoric land-use and climate changes

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 240, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 468-496

  Premathilake, Rathnasiri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Climate; Horton Plains; Land use; Pollen; Sri Lanka; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FARMING SYSTEM; HOLOCENE; LAND USE CHANGE; PALYNOLOGY; PEAT; PLEISTOCENE; PREHISTORIC; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ASIA; EURASIA; HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; CHENOPODIUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33749155370     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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