학술논문

Rapid environmental changes in southern Europe during the last glacial period.
Document Type
Article
Source
Nature. 8/19/1999, Vol. 400 Issue 6746, p740. 4p. 1 Chart, 3 Graphs.
Subject
*GLACIAL Epoch
*CLIMATOLOGY
*LAKE sediments
*VEGETATION & climate
Language
ISSN
0028-0836
Abstract
Presents high-resolution geochemical, physical, and pollen data from lake sediments in Italy and from a Mediterranean sediment core, linked by a common tephrochronology. Evidence found of several rapid climate fluctuations during the last glacial period; Examination of oxygen-isotope records; Indications that there were changes in vegetation in the area in a short amount of time.