Examination of diatom-based changes from a climatically sensitive prairie lake (Saskatchewan, Canada) at different temporal perspectives

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 25-28, 2007, Pages 3328-3343

  Laird, Kathleen R ^a   Michels, Astrid ^a   Stuart, Chloë T L ^a   Wilson, Susan E ^a   Last, William M ^b   Cumming, Brian F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

HOLOCENE STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES; PALEOCLIMATIC RECORDS;

LAKES;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE MODELING; DIATOM; HOLOCENE; MEROMICTIC LAKE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRAIRIE; SALINITY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ORO LAKE; SASKATCHEWAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 37049038449     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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