A Holocene paleosalinity diatom record from southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada: Harris Lake revisited

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-31

  Wilson, Susan E ^a   Smol, John P ^a   Sauchyn, David J ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

climatic change; Cypress Hills; diatoms; Holocene; salinity; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE CLIMATE; LAKE HISTORY; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; PALAEOSALINITY; SALINITY;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, CYPRESS HILLS, HARRIS LAKE;

EID: 0030620984     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007956808240     Document Type: Article

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