Stable carbon and oxygen isotope records from Lake Erie sediment cores: Mollusc aragonite 4600 BP-200 BP

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-316

  Tevesz, Michael J S ^a   Smith, Jodie E ^b   Coakley, John P ^c   Risk, Michael J ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Erie; Molluscs; Sediment cores; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE SEDIMENT; MOLLUSC; OXYGEN; SEDIMENT CORE;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; ONTARIO; USA;

MOLLUSCA; SPHAERIUM STRIATINUM;

EID: 0030983883     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(97)70914-6     Document Type: Article

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