Tree diversity in the Miocene forests of Western Eurasia

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 253, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 226-250

  Utescher, T ^a   Erdei, B ^b   Francois L ^c   Mosbrugger, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomes; Cenozoic; Eurasia; Miocene; Palaeoclimate; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; EVOLUTION; PALEOCLIMATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TORTONIAN; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EURASIA;

EID: 34548094241     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.03.041     Document Type: Article

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