Fragility of Western Mediterranean landscapes during Holocene Rapid Climate Changes

Catena

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-29

  Fletcher, William J ^a,b   Zielhofer, Christoph ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iberian Peninsula; Landscape stability; Little Ice Age; Mid to late Holocene; Northwest Africa; Rapid Climate Changes

Indexed keywords

ARIDIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LITTLE ICE AGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84859352637     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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