Reconstruction of the Allerød vegetation of the Neuwied Basin, western Germany, and its surroundings at 12,900 cal B.P.

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 139-156

  Bittmann, Felix ^a  

^a Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Laacher See Tephra; Late glacial; Macro remains; Pollen analysis; Rhineland; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845769242     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-006-0082-6     Document Type: Article

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