Untangling anthropogenic and climatic influence on riverine forest in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-185

  Gillson, Lindsey ^a   Ekblom, Anneli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Diatoms; Little ice age; Pollen; Socio environmental change; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59149102039     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-008-0202-6     Document Type: Article

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