Ungulate diversity and precipitation history since the Last Glacial Maximum in the Western Cape, South Africa

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-199

  Faith, J Tyler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aridity; Diversity; Paleoclimate; Southern Africa; Summer rainfall; Winter rainfall

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; DIVERSITY; PALEOCLIMATES; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUMMER RAINFALL; WINTER RAINFALL;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LASERS; SEA ICE;

RAIN;

ARIDITY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LATE GLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNGULATE;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

UNGULATA;

EID: 84875550808     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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