Geochemical evidence for the variation of historical seabird population on Dongdao Island of the South China Sea

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-279

  Liu, X D ^a   Zhao, S P ^a   Sun, L G ^a   Luo, H H ^a   Yin, X B ^a   Xie, Z Q ^a   Wang, Y H ^b   Liu, K X ^c   Wu, X H ^c   Ding, X F ^c   Fu, D P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dongdao Island; Elemental geochemistry; Lacustrine sediments; Seabird population; Sediment sequence affected by seabird feces; South China Sea; SST

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEABIRD; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE;

DONGDAO ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARACEL ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ANTHOZOA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33749485769     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9006-9     Document Type: Article

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