Ecological effects of natural hazards and human activities on the Ecuadorian Pacific coast during the late Holocene

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 415, Issue , 2014, Pages 197-209

  Lim, Sophak ^a   Ledru, Marie Pierre ^b   Valdez, Francisco ^c   Devillers, Benoît ^d   Houngnon, Alfred ^b   Favier, Charly ^e   Bremond, Laurent ^e,f  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Ecuador   (Ecuador)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Choc biogeographic region; Ecuador; Holocene; Pacific coast; Pollen; Rainforest

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MANGROVE; NATURAL HAZARD; POLLEN; RAINFOREST; SEDIMENT CORE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COLOMBIA; ECUADOR; ESMERALDAS; PACIFIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA];

EID: 84910049537     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.12.021     Document Type: Article

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