Stratigraphy of the mid-Holocene black bands in Lakes Michigan and Huron: Evidence for possible basin-wide anoxia

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-234

  Odegaard, Carrie ^a   Rea, David K ^a   Moore Jr , Theodore C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Lake Huron; Lake Michigan; Mid Holocene warm period; Paleolimnology

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; HOLOCENE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEDIMENT CORE; STRATIGRAPHY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0038060711     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023239908588     Document Type: Article

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