Middle Wisconsinan sediments and paleoecology of central British Columbia: Sites at Necoslie and Nautley rivers

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 200-208

  Plouffe, A ^a   Jette H ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; PALAEOCLIMATE; POLLEN ANALYSIS; WISCONSINAN;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NAUTLEY RIVER; CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NECOSLIE RIVER;

EID: 0030664144     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-016     Document Type: Article

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