Separating climatic and possible human impacts in the early Holocene: Biotic response around the time of the 8200 cal. yr BP event

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-84

  Edwards, Kevin J ^a   Langdon, Peter G ^b   Sugden, Heather ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

8200 cal. yr BP climate event; Chironomids; Mesolithic; Pollen analysis; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HEBRIDES; INNER HEBRIDES; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 33846311719     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1018     Document Type: Article

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