A comparison of multiple proxy data sets for paleoenvironmental conditions as derived from freshwater bivalve (Unionid) shell

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2557-2565

  Peacock, Evan ^a   Seltzer, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater mussels; Hypsithermal; Morphometrics; Paleoclimate; Stable isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOLOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 47249112943     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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