A late tertiary pollen record from Niger delta, Nigeria

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-215

  Ige, O E ^a  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Climate; Palynology; Tertiary; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POACEAE; RHIZOPHORA;

EID: 70349306525     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2009.203.215     Document Type: Article

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