Vegetation development in the Middle Euphrates and Upper Jazirah (Syria/Turkey) during the Bronze Age

Quaternary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-226

  Deckers, Katleen ^a   Pessin, Hugues ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthracology; Climatic impact on vegetation; Deforestation; Syria; Turkey; Wood resources

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACOLOGY; CLIMATIC IMPACT; SYRIA; TURKEY; WOOD RESOURCES;

BRONZE; CHARCOAL; DEFORESTATION;

VEGETATION;

ARIDIFICATION; BRONZE AGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEFORESTATION; PALEOCLIMATE; STEPPE; VEGETATION HISTORY; WOOD;

BIODIVERSITY; CHARCOAL; CLIMATES; DEFORESTATION; HUMAN FACTORS; PLANTS; SYRIA; TURKEY; WOOD;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TURKEY;

PISTACIA; PISTACIA VERA; QUERCUS; SALIX; TAMARIX;

EID: 77956186254     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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