Diatom preservation in the recent sediment record of Spanish saline lakes: Implications for palaeoclimate study

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-137

  Reed, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Paleoclimate; Paleolimnology; Preservati on; Saline lakes; Spain; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031921431     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007948600780     Document Type: Article

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