Miocene climate evolution of northern Europe: A palynological investigation from Denmark

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 309, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 161-175

  Larsson, Linda M ^a   Dybkjær, Karen ^b   Rasmussen, Erik S ^b   Piasecki, Stefan ^c   Utescher, Torsten ^d   Vajda, Vivi ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Mid Miocene Climatic Optimum Denmark; Miocene; Palaeoenvironment; Palynology; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; COOLING; CORE ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; DOMINANCE; DRILLING; EVERGREEN FOREST; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECONSTRUCTION; SWAMP; WARMING;

DENMARK;

ALNUS; BETULA; CONIFEROPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYRICACEAE; NYSSA; NYSSACEAE; SCIADOPITYS; TAXODIUM;

EID: 80051696581     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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