Evolution of paleo sea-surface conditions over the last 600 years in the Mackenzie Trough, Beaufort Sea (Canada)

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 6-20

  Richerol, Thomas ^a   Rochon, André ^a   Blasco, Steve ^b   Scott, Dave B ^c   Schell, Trecia M ^c   Bennett, Robbie J ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amundsen Gulf; Arctic; Beaufort Sea; Climate change; Dinoflagellate cysts; Global warming; Mackenzie Shelf; Mackenzie Trough; Palynology; Sea ice cover

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; ICE COVER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; RECONSTRUCTION; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE; SEDIMENT CORE; SUCCESSION;

AMUNDSEN GULF; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; MACKENZIE TROUGH; NORTH AMERICA;

DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 47849124054     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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