Pollen evidence from Baode of the northern Loess Plateau of China and strong East Asian summer monsoons during the Early Pliocene

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-69

  Li, Xing Ru ^a   Fang, Xiao Min ^a,b   Wu, Fu Li ^a   Miao, Yun Fa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Baode; Chinese Loess Plateau; East Asian summer monsoon; Pliocene; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ZANCLEA;

EID: 79551584729     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4235-8     Document Type: Article

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