Environmental changes over the past c. 29,000 years in the Middle Atlas (Morocco): A record from Lake Ifrah

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 737-745

  Rhoujjati, A ^a   Cheddadi, R ^b   Taieb M ^c   Baali, A ^d   Ortu, E ^e  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c CEREGE   (France)

^d SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Morocco; Organic geochemistry; Palaeoclimate; Pollen; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BOREHOLE; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; QUATERNARY; SURVIVAL;

ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MIDDLE ATLAS; MOROCCO;

EID: 77950300215     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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