Paleoenvironmental evolution of the Pliocene Villarroya Lake, northern Spain, from stable isotopes and trace-element geochemistry of ostracods and molluscs

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-419

  Anadon P ^a   Utrilla, R ^a   Vazquez A ^a   Martin Rubio M ^b   Rodriguez Lazaro J ^b   Robles, F ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lacustrine deposits; Molluscs; Northern Spain; Ostracods; Pliocene; Stable isotopes; Trace element geochemistry

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CALCITE; CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MOLLUSC; OSTRACOD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUCCESSION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARAGON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

CHARALES; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 41049106759     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9121-2     Document Type: Article

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