Eemian and Early Weichselian environments in southern Sweden: A multi-proxy study of till-covered organic deposits from the Småland peneplain

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 705-719

  Lemdahl, Geoffrey ^a   Broström, Anna ^b   Hedenäs, Lars ^c   Arvidsson, Kristina ^d   Holmgren, Sofia ^d   Gaillard, Marie José ^a   Möller, Per ^d  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Archaeological Department   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brasenia schreberi; Early Weichselian; Eemian; Fires; Multi proxy; REVEALS estimates; Sub till organic deposits

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DOMINANCE; EEMIAN; INTERGLACIAL; INTERSTADIAL; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PENEPLAIN; RADIOCARBON DATING; VEGETATION COVER; WEICHSELIAN;

DENMARK; GERMANY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84885694626     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2664     Document Type: Article

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