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Sporormiella fungal spores, a palynological means of detecting herbivore density

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ID23329338
AuthorsOwen Davis (0009-0002-9818-5279, University of Arizona, corresponding author), Owen K Davis, David S Shafer (Desert Research Institute)
Year2006
Volume237
Issue1
Pages40-50
Publication date2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePalaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-0182 • E-ISSN: 1872-616X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.11.028
OpenAlexW1975246171
LanguageEN
Citations received84
References cited16

Archaeology · Biology · Cave · Extinction (optical mineralogy) · Geography · Herbivore · Holocene · Mammoth · Marsh · Megafauna · Palynology · Pleistocene · Pollen · Radiocarbon dating · Sediment · Spore · Wetland · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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