Seasonality of modern pollen and sediment deposition in an estuarine context: The Severn Estuary Levels, southwest England

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-228

  Allen, J R L ^a   Dark, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grain size analysis; Pollen analysis; Seasonality; Severn Estuary

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; MUDFLAT; PALYNOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPORE; SUBFOSSIL; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 40749132095     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1138     Document Type: Article

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