Late Pliocene vegetation and climate in Namibia (southern Africa) derived from palynology of ODP Site 1082

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Dupont, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bipolar glaciations; Late Pliocene; Namibia; Pollen; Upwelling; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846337453     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001208     Document Type: Article

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