C3 Poaceae and Restionaceae phytoliths as potential proxies for reconstructing winter rainfall in South Africa

Quaternary International

Volumn 287, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-140

  Cordova, Carlos E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C3 PLANT; MORPHOTYPE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; PHYTOLITH; PLEISTOCENE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RAINFALL; RECONSTRUCTION; VEGETATION COVER; WINTER;

SOUTH AFRICA;

DANTHONIOIDEAE; EHRHARTOIDEAE; POACEAE; POOIDEAE; RESTIONACEAE;

EID: 84873099266     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.04.022     Document Type: Article

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