A Holocene record of Neotropical savanna dynamics from El Salvador

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-231

  Dull, Robert A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; El Salvador; Grass cuticle analysis; Holocene; Human impacts; Neotropical savanna; Pollen analysis

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FIRE HISTORY; HOLOCENE; PALYNOLOGY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SAVANNA; VEGETATION HISTORY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR;

LAGUNA; MIMOSOIDEAE; ROCHEFORTIA SPINOSA; ROSALES;

EID: 6944248070     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000042906.46791.9c     Document Type: Article

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