Plant landscape and environmental changes recorded in marginal marine environments: The ancient Roman harbour of Portus (Rome, Italy)

Quaternary International

Volumn 303, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-81

  Pepe, C ^a   Giardini, M ^a   Giraudi, C ^b   Masi, A ^a   Mazzini, I ^c   Sadori, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDIEVAL; OSTRACOD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLANT; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; TIBER RIVER;

CRUSTACEA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 84879794778     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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