Palaeolimnology of Palaeozoic lakes, focussing on a single lake cycle in the Middle Devonian of the Orcadian Basin, Scotland

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 177-197

  Stephenson, Michael H ^a   Leng, Melanie J ^a,c   Michie, Uisdean ^b   Vane, Christopher H ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b British Geological Survey ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devonian; Isotopes; Orcadian; Palaeolimnology; Palynology

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

ALGAE; ORCADIA;

EID: 33644637653     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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