A record of accelerated erosion in the recent sediments of Blelham Tarn in the English Lake district

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-120

  Van Der Post, K D ^a   Oldfield, F ^a,c   Haworth, E Y ^a,b   Crooks, P R J ^a,d   Appleby, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c PAGES International Project Office   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronology; Diatoms; Erosion; Laminae; Magnetism; Radioisotopes

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; EROSION; GRAZING; LAKE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

UK, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA, BLELHAM TARN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; LAMIINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030750691     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007922129794     Document Type: Article

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