Stable carbon isotope compositions of Eastern Beringian grasses and sedges: Investigating their potential as paleoenvironmental indicators

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 318-331

  Wooller, Matthew J ^a   Zazula, Grant D ^b   Edwards, Mary ^c,e   Froese, Duane G ^d   Boone, Richard D ^e   Parker, Carolyn ^f   Bennett, Bruce ^g  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^g Nature Serve Yukon   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERINGIA; CARBON ISOTOPE; GRASS; HERB; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBFOSSIL; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION COVER;

CAREX; POACEAE; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

EID: 34249934369     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2007)39[318:SCICOE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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