Speleothem Palynology: An undervalued tool in Quaternary studies

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 23-24, 2004, Pages 2389-2404

  McGarry, Siobhán F ^a   Caseldine, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; VEGETATION;

PALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; POLLEN SPECTRA; SPELEOPALYNOLOGY; SPELEOTHEMS;

SEDIMENTS;

CAVE DEPOSIT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; SPELEOTHEM;

EID: 9244240835     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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