Cave infill and associated biotic remains as indicators of Holocene environment in Gatineau Park (Quebec, Canada)

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 789-803

  Lauriol, B ^a   Deschamps, E ^a   Carrier, L ^a   Grimm, W ^b   Morlan, R ^c   Talon, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Box 1860   (Canada)

^c Ontario History at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Chair of the Canadian Nursing History Collection Working Group   (Canada)

^d AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGY; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS;

DICROSTONYX HUDSONIUS; HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSIT;

CAVES;

CAVE; CHARCOAL; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; INFILL; MAMMAL; MOLLUSC; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RODENT; VEGETATION;

CANADA; GATINEAU; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER RUBRUM; DICROSTONYX HUDSONIUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PINETORUM; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PINUS BANKSIANA; STROBILOPS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 12844274559     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-015     Document Type: Article

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