Paleolimnological reconstruction of holocene climatic trends from two boreal treeline lakes, Northwest Territories, Canada

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 82-93

  Pienitz, Reinhard ^a   Smol, John P ^b   MacDonald, Glen M ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033060476     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552625     Document Type: Article

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