Palynological evidence for Pennsylvanian extra-basinal vegetation in Atlantic Canada

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 559-569

  Dimitrova, Tatyana K ^a   Cleal, Christopher J ^b   Thomas, Barry A ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^b DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL FIELDS; COASTAL HABITATS; DRAINAGE PATTERNS; NARROW BANDS; RIPARIAN HABITATS; VEGETATION CHANGE;

COAL DEPOSITS; ECOSYSTEMS; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

HERB; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; VEGETATION COVER; WESTPHALIAN;

CANADA; CAPE BRETON ISLAND; NOVA SCOTIA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CYCADOPSIDA; FLORINITES; ULLMANNIACEAE;

EID: 79952256589     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492010-028     Document Type: Article

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