Ovi-caprid dung as an indicator of paleovegetation and paleoclimate in northwestern China

Quaternary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-157

  Ghosh, Ruby ^a   Gupta, Sudha ^a   Bera, Subir ^a   Jiang, Hong en ^b   Li, Xiao ^c   Li, Cheng Sen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c Bureau of Cultural Relics of Turpan Prefecture   (China)

Author keywords

ca. 2500 years BP; China; Ovi caprid dung; Paleoclimate; Paleovegetation; Phytoliths; Pollens; Xinjiang Province

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COPROLITE; DIET; GOAT; LIVESTOCK; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; PHYTOLITH; RECONSTRUCTION; VEGETATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 50449100619     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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