The mid-Holocene vegetation of the Mediterranean region and southern Europe, and comparison with the present day

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1848-1861

  Collins, Pamela M ^a   Davis, Basil A S ^a   Kaplan, Jed O ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Biome distribution; Holocene; Mediterranean; Phytogeography; Pollen; Ruined landscape hypothesis; Southern Europe; Vegetation dynamics; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; HOLOCENE; LAND COVER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POLLEN; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ALPS; ANATOLIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TURKEY;

ABIES; CEDRUS; CISTUS; FAGUS; JUNIPERUS; PHILLYREA; PISTACIA; QUERCUS;

EID: 84866319196     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02738.x     Document Type: Article

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