Palaeolimnology: Personal reflections and early UK contributions

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 505-510

  Oldfield, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LAKE EVOLUTION; MACROPHYTE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954656826     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9432-6     Document Type: Article

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