Quantification of termite bioturbation in a savannah ecosystem: Application of OSL dating

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages 334-341

  Kristensen, Jeppe Aa ^a   Thomsen, Kristina J ^b   Murray, Andrew S ^c   Buylaert, Jan Pieter ^b,c   Jain, Mayank ^b   Breuning Madsen, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Luminescence dating; Macrotermes natalensis; Soil formation

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PEDOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAVANNA; TIMESCALE;

GHANA;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES NATALENSIS; TERMITARIA;

EID: 84947028161     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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