Effects of the sampling design and selection of parameter values on pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of regional vegetation: A case study in southern Sweden using the REVEALS model

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 445-459

  Hellman, Sofie E V ^a   Gaillard, Marie José ^a   Broström, Anna ^b   Sugita, Shinya ^c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Model validation; Past quantitative land cover; Pollen analysis; Pollen productivity estimates (PPEs); REVEALS model; Southern Sweden

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; RUMEX;

EID: 49549110074     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-008-0149-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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