A diatom-based palaeosalinity history of Ace lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

Holocene

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 401-408

  Roberts, Donna ^a   McMinn, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ace lake; Antarctica; Diatom stratigraphy; Palaeosalinity; Vestfold hills

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DIATOM; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOSALINITY; SEDIMENT CORE;

ACE LAKE; ANTARCTICA; VESTFOLD HILLS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA;

EID: 0032791363     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968399671725699     Document Type: Article

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