Microfossils of Polynesian cultigens in lake sediment cores from Rano Kau, Easter Island

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-204

  Horrocks, M ^a,b   Baisden, W T ^c   Nieuwoudt, M K ^b   Flenley, J ^d   Feek, D ^d   Nualart, L González ^e   Haoa Cardinali, S ^e   Gorman, T Edmunds ^e  

^a MICROFOSSIL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; Easter Island; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Phytoliths; Pollen; Starch

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CHRONOLOGY; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEFORESTATION; DETRITUS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MICROFOSSIL; MIXED FARMING; PHYTOLITH; POLLEN; RADIOCARBON DATING; RHIZOME; SEDIMENT CORE; SOLAR RADIATION; STARCH; WETLAND;

EASTER ISLAND; POLYNESIA; RANO KAU;

BROUSSONETIA; BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MUSA; MUSA SP.;

EID: 84856011082     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9570-5     Document Type: Article

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