Estimates of relative pollen productivity (RPP) for selected taxa from southern Greenland: A pragmatic solution

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-74

  Bunting, M Jane ^a   Schofield, J Edward ^b   Edwards, Kevin J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extended R value analysis; Relevant source area of pollen; Southwest Greenland; Surface pollen samples

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DISPERSAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NEW TAXON; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLEN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAND DYNAMICS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

POACEAE;

EID: 84872402058     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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