Tree-ring dating of extreme water level events at Lake Bienville, subarctic Québec, Canada

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-84

  Lepage, Hélène ^a   Begin, Yves ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDROECOLOGICAL INDICATOR; LAKE WATER LEVEL; TREE RING ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL CHANGE;

CANADA, QUEBEC, LAKE BIENVILLE;

EID: 0030455123     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552088     Document Type: Article

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