Late-Holocene equatorial environments inferred from deposition processes, carbon isotopes of organic matter, and pollen in three shallow lakes of Gabon, west-central Africa

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 369-392

  Giresse, Pierre ^a   Makaya Mvoubou, ^a   Maley, Jean ^b   Ngomanda, Alfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

13C org; Climatic trend; Gabon; Holocene; Lacustrine sediment; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CORE ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; SHALLOW WATER;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 58549085754     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9231-5     Document Type: Article

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