Palaeoecological and palaeoclimate potential of subsurface palynological data from the Late Quaternary sediments of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin, southwest India

Current Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 515-526

  Kumaran, K P N ^a   Limaye, R B ^a   Nair, K M ^b   Padmala, D ^c  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Vakkom Moulavi Foundation   (India)

^c CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Late Quaternary sediments; Palaeoclimate; Palynoflora

Indexed keywords

ARECACEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CTENOLOPHON; CTENOLOPHONACEAE; CULLENIA EXARILLATA; EUGEISSONA;

EID: 51849127059     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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