gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2010-3-2-32-41gesj-252Research ArticleGEOGRAPHYГеографияSEA LEVEL AND PALAEOCLIMATIC CHANGES IN THE SOUTH AND MIDDLE CASPIAN SEA REGION SINCE THE LATEGLACIAL FROM PALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF MARINE SEDIMENT CORESLeroySuzannesuzanne.leroy@brunel.ac.uk201001062010323241Copyright © Leroy S., 20102010Leroy S.Leroy S.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/252Caspian SeapollendinocystsLateglacialHoloceneclimatesea levelReferencesAbramova T. A. (1980) Changing the moisture of the Caspian region in the Holocene (fromAbramova T. A. (1980) Changing the moisture of the Caspian region in the Holocene (frompalynological data). 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