Diatoms in sediments of perennially ice-covered Lake Hoare, and implications for interpreting lake history in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 403-420

  Spaulding, S A ^a,b   McKnight, D M ^a   Stoermer, E F ^c   Doran, P T ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amictic lakes; Antarctica; Closed basin lakes; Diatoms; Ice covered lakes; McMurdo Dry Valleys

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; ICE COVERED LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH VICTORIA LAND, LAKE HOARE;

EID: 0030618070     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007931329881     Document Type: Article

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