Late Maastrichtian paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic changes inferred from Sr/Ca ratio and stable isotopes

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 107-127

  Stuben D ^a   Kramar, U ^a   Berner, Z A ^a   Meudt, M ^a   Keller, G ^b   Abramovich, S ^b   Adatte, T ^c   Hambach, U ^d   Stinnesbeck, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Late Maastrichtian; Paleoclimate; Sr Ca; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

MAASTRICHTIAN; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ELLES; TUNISIA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0141638478     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00499-1     Document Type: Article

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