A multi-proxy palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic record within full glacial lacustrine deposits, western Tennessee, USA

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 960-981

  Grimley, David A ^a   Daniel, Larsen ^b   Kaplan, Samantha W ^c   Yansa, Catherine H ^d   Curry, B Brandon ^a   Oches, Eric A ^e  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Palaeoclimate; Palaeoecology; Quaternary; Tennessee; Wisconsinan

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LOESS; OSTRACOD; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; QUATERNARY; WISCONSINAN;

MINNESOTA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; OSTRACODA; PICEA; POACEAE; POMATIOPSIS; POPULUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 70749088598     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1275     Document Type: Article

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