Large-scale magmatic pulses drive plant ecosystem dynamics

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 703-711

  Jolley, David W ^a   Passey, Simon R ^b,c   Hole, Malcolm ^a   Millett, John ^a  

^a Kings's College   (United Kingdom)

^b Jardfeingi (Faroese Earth and Energy Directorate)   (Faroe Islands)

^c CASP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMN PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; INITIAL PHASIS; LAVA FLOWS; LONG-TERM TREND; MGO; NORTH ATLANTIC; PALAEOGENE; PALYNOFLORAS; TIO;

BASALT; ECOSYSTEMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYNAMICS;

BASALT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LAVA FLOW; MELT; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGENE; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); FAROE ISLANDS;

EID: 84868544635     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs2012-012     Document Type: Article

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