The quantitative reconstruction of salinity changes using diatom assemblages in inland saline lakes in the central part of Turkey during the Late Quaternary

Quaternary International

Volumn 104, Issue , 2003, Pages 13-19

  Kashima, Kaoru ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSALINITY; QUATERNARY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CORE;

ANATOLIA; KONYA BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 0037269921     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1040-6182(02)00145-3     Document Type: Article

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