An analysis of modern pollen representation and climatic conditions on the galápagos islands

Holocene

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-250

  Collins, A ^a   Bush, M B ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; cloud; conservation; endemic species; exotic species; Gal pagos; gar a; humidity; pollen traps

Indexed keywords

BOG; COOLING; DATA INTERPRETATION; DEW POINT; DISPERSAL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLORISTICS; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

EID: 79952085245     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683610378874     Document Type: Article

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