Cenozoic ecological history of South East Asian peat mires based on the comparison of coals with present day and late quaternary peats

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 72, Issue S2, 2013, Pages 36-59

  Morley, Robert J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Palynova Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Niko Resources Ltd   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Basinal peat mires; Cenozoic coals; Ombrotrophic kerapah mires; Rheotrophic peats; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EOCENE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; MANGROVE; MIOCENE; MIRE; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PEATLAND; SWAMP;

SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84891792350     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2013.s2.e3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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