Investigation of the 'canopy effect' in the isotope ecology of temperate woodlands

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3926-3935

  Bonafini, M ^a,b   Pellegrini, M ^a   Ditchfield, P ^a   Pollard, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

'Canopy effect'; Bone collagen; Temperate woodlands; Wool

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WOODLAND; WOOL;

ENGLAND; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WYTHAM WOODS;

DAMA DAMA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 84881241580     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.03.028     Document Type: Article

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