Evidence of Late Quaternary environments in northwestern Georgia from sediments preserved in Red Spider Cave

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
This paper presents new paleoenvironmental data from Red Spider Cave. After a brief introduction to the cave and its setting, the importance of speleothem ages is discussed. Relationships between the present vegetation near the cave and pollen in recent speleothems and soils then are investigated to determine if speleothem pollen spectra provide reliable information on vegetation. Finally, the palynological and geomorphic data are combined to produce a late Quaternary environmental history for the Red Spider Cave area.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1996, vol. 17, n°. 5, p. 465-484, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 32 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis