The integrated plant record: An essential tool for reconstructing neogene zonal vegetation in Europe

Palaios

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-111

  Kovar Eder, Johanna ^a   Jechorek, Henriette ^b   Kvaček, Zlatko ^c   Parashiv, Valentin ^d  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^b Faculty of Science ^*  (Germany)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d National Museum of Geology   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GRASSLAND; NEOGENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODLAND;

BLACK SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ZANCLEA;

EID: 39449135311     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2006.p06-039r     Document Type: Article

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