Holocene development of a peatland (southern Québec): A spatio-temporal reconstruction based on pachymetry, sedimentology, microfossils and macrofossils

Holocene

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 649-664

  Muller, Serge D ^a,b,c,d   Richard, Pierre J H ^a,b   Larouche, Alayn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Autogenic factors; Canada; Groundwater supply; Holocene; Macrofossils; Microfossils; Observation scale; Pachymetry; Palaeo ecology; Peat accumulation; Peatland development; Southern Qu bec

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HOLOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PEATLAND; SUCCESSION;

CANADA;

EID: 0141792896     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl642rp     Document Type: Article

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