Poaceae pollen grain size as a tool to distinguish past grasslands in South America: A new methodological approach

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-96

  Schüler, Lisa ^a   Behling, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Campos; Campos de Altitude; Grasslands; P ramo; Palynology; Pampa; Poaceae; South America

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 79751537154     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-010-0265-z     Document Type: Article

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