Holocene environmental variations recorded by organic-related and carbonate-related proxies of the lacustrine sediments from Bosten Lake, northwestern China

Holocene

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-373

  Chengjun, Zhang ^a   Zhaodong, Feng ^a,b   Qili, Yang ^a   Xiaohui, Gou ^a   Feifei, Sun ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bosten Lake; Carbonate; Holocene; Isotopic composition; Paleoenvironmental variation; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; SALINITY;

BOSTEN LAKE; CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77951290575     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683609353428     Document Type: Article

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