Postglacial changes of terrestrial and marine environments along the Labrador coast: Palynological evidence from cores 91-045-005 and 91-045-006, Cartwright Saddle

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1358-1365

  Levac, Elisabeth ^a,b   De Vernal, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALAEOENVIRONMENTS; PALYNOLOGY; POST GLACIAL; SEA SURFACE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

CANADA, LABRADOR;

EID: 0031425966     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-108     Document Type: Article

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