Diatom-based transfer functions for inferring past climatic and environmental changes in Alaska, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-365

  Gregory Eaves, Irene ^a   Smol, John P ^a   Finney, Bruce P ^b   Edwards, Mary E ^b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0033371797     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552584     Document Type: Article

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