Ostracode stratigraphy and paleoecology from surficial sediments of Lake Tanganyika, Africa

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-276

  Wells, T M ^a,b   Cohen, A S ^a   Park, L E ^c   Dettman, D L ^a   McKee, B A ^d  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b University of Akron ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Lake Tanganyika; Ostracodes; Paleoecology; Sediment core

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOECOLOGY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032750863     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008046417660     Document Type: Article

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