Human impact signals from peat bogs - A combined palynological and geochemical approach

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 419-429

  Lomas Clarke, Sarah H ^a   Barber, Keith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Isles; Geochemistry; Human impact; Land use change; Pollen analysis; Raised bog

Indexed keywords

PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; POACEAE;

EID: 36148949012     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-006-0085-3     Document Type: Article

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