Late-Holocene rodent middens from Rio Limay, Neuquen Province, Argentina
- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Holocene
- Vol. 7 (3) , 325-329
- https://doi.org/10.1177/095968369700700308
Abstract
Pollen analysis of late-Holocene amberat deposits from two caves near the forest-steppe ecotone in northern Patagonia documents a major shift from Austrocedrus-Nothofagus forest to steppe shrub assemblages some time after 1800 and before 1300 BP. The probable explanation of the reduction of tree taxa calls for either drier summers or intensified land use or a combination of both.Keywords
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