Wetland vegetation in Manzala lagoon, Nile Delta coast, Egypt: Rapid responses of pollen to altered nile hydrology and land use

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 731-737

  Bernhardt, Christopher E ^a,b   Stanley, Jean Daniel ^c   Horton, Benjamin P ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; COASTAL WETLAND; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAND USE CHANGE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SEDIMENT CORE;

EGYPT; MANZALA LAGOON; PORT SAID [EGYPT];

AMARANTHACEAE; PHRAGMITES; TYPHA;

EID: 79960229416     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/10A-00001.1     Document Type: Article

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