Reconstruction of vegetation transects for the Messinian-Piacenzian of Italy by means of comparative analysis of pollen, leaf and carpological records

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 304, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 230-246

  Bertini, Adele ^a   Martinetto, Edoardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flora; Italy; Macroremains; Messinian to Piacenzian; Pollen; Vegetation transects

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; EVAPORITE; FLORISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LEAF; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECONSTRUCTION; STEPPE; TERTIARY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ITALY;

CEDRUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSUS; LYGEUM; MEDICAGO; PICEA; VITEX; ZANCLEA;

EID: 79955475291     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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