Vegetation changes in the southern Pyrenean flank during the last millennium in relation to climate and human activities: The Montcortès lacustrine record

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 387-404

  Rull, V ^a   González Sampériz, Penélope ^b   Corella, Juan Pablo ^b   Morellón, Mario ^b   Giralt, Santiago ^c  

^a INSTITUT BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA IBB CSIC ICUB   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Historical records; Human forcing; Last millennium; Palynology; Pyrenees

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LANDSCAPE; LITTLE ICE AGE; MEADOW; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PASTURE; RECONSTRUCTION; REFORESTATION; RESOLUTION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ARAGON; HUESCA [ARAGON]; LAKE ESTANYA; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CONIFEROPHYTA; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 80053603803     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9444-2     Document Type: Article

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