Seasonal climate inferences from high-resolution modern diatom data along a climate gradient: A case study

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-96

  Hausmann, Sonja ^a   Pienitz, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal lakes; Climate; Diatoms; Limnology; Multivariate statistics; Paleolimnology; Seasonality; Sediment traps; Shallow lakes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT TRAP; WIND VELOCITY;

CANADA; LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34249902501     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9061-2     Document Type: Article

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