The history of the Yoldia Sea in Nothern Estonia: Palaeoenvironmental conditions and climatic oscillations

Geological Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-306

  Heinsalu, Atko ^a   Veski, Siim ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Estonia; Palaeoenvironment; Pollen analysis; Yoldia Sea

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE OSCILLATION; DIATOM; HOLOCENE; LATE GLACIAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; YOLDIA SEA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 35448973202     PISSN: 16417291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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