Effect of vegetation data collection strategies on estimates of relevant source area of pollen (RSAP) and relative pollen productivity estimates (relative PPE) for non-arboreal taxa

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-374

  Bunting, M Jane ^a   Hjelle, Kari Loe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Extended R value model; Heathland; Pollen analysis; Pollen productivity; Source area; Vegetation survey

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CYPERACEAE; POACEAE; POTENTILLA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 77955587326     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-010-0246-2     Document Type: Article

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