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Vegetation and climate changes during the Early–Late Pliocene Transition ( ∼ 3.6 Ma) in the Burdur Basin (Southwestern Anatolia): a comparison with the Mediterranean
Mary Robles
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Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, INRAE, UM 34 CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Valérie Andrieu
Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, INRAE, UM 34 CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Pierre Rochette
Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, INRAE, UM 34 CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Séverine Fauquette
Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, UMR 5554 ISEM, Montpellier, France
François Demory
Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, INRAE, UM 34 CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Oktay Parlak
General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, Ankara, Türkiye
Eliane Charrat
Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, Avignon Univ., IMBE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Belinda Gambin
University of Malta, Institute of Earth Systems, Msida, Malta
Mehmet Cihat Alçiçek
Pamukkale University, Department of Geology, Denizli, Türkiye
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Short summary
This study aims to characterize the vegetation and lake dynamics based on pollen and Non-Pollen Palynomorph (NPP) proxies, to quantitatively reconstruct climate changes using a multimethod approach and to morphologically characterize the large pollen grains of Poaceae (Cerealia-type).
This study aims to characterize the vegetation and lake dynamics based on pollen and Non-Pollen...
