The late-glacial and early-Holocene palaeoecology of cladoceran microfossil assemblages at Krakenes, western Norway, with a quantitative reconstruction of temperature changes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-76

  Duigan, Catherine A ^a   Birks, Hilary H ^b  

^a Countryside Council for Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Early Holocene; Krakenes; Late glacial; Mean summer air temperature; Palaeolimnology

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOLOCENE; LATE GLACIAL; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOTEMPERATURE;

NORWAY;

BOSMINA; CHYDORUS PIGER; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; SIMOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0033963783     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008004513301     Document Type: Article

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