Changing sedimentation patterns due to historical land-use change in Frenchman's Bay, Pickering, Canada: Evidence from high-resolution textural analysis

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 603-618

  Van Hengstum, P J ^a   Reinhardt, E G ^a   Boyce, J I ^a   Clark, C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Land use change; Particle size distributions; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; EUTROPHICATION; HILLSLOPE; HISTORICAL RECORD; LAND USE CHANGE; LITHOFACIES; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; WETLAND;

CANADA; FRENCHMAN BAY; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34248209590     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9057-y     Document Type: Article

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