Cyanobacteria as potential biomarkers of hydrological changes in the Late Quaternary sediments of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin, India

Quaternary International

Volumn 213, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 79-90

  Limaye, Ruta B ^a   Kumaran, K P N ^a   Nair, K M ^b   Padmalal, D ^c  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Vakkom Moulavi Foundation   (India)

^c CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BOREHOLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLORA; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; RAINFALL;

INDIA; KERALA;

CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOTRICHIA SP.; RIVULARIA (CYANOBACTERIUM);

EID: 75849148449     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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