An overview of the holocene vegetation history from the central Mediterranean coasts

Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-52

  Di Rita, Federico ^a   Magri, Donatella ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal vegetation; Holocene; Human impact; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; HOLOCENE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POLLEN; VEGETATION HISTORY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ALNUS; QUERCUS SUBER; VITIS;

EID: 84879499533     PISSN: 20372272     EISSN: 22806148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3304/JMES.2012.003     Document Type: Article

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