The potential of Arctica islandica growth records to reconstruct coastal climate in north west Scotland, UK

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 1602-1613

  Stott, K J ^a   Austin, W E N ^a   Sayer, M D J ^b   Weidman, C R ^c   Cage, A G ^a   Wilson, R J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL GROWTH; ARCTICA; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; COASTAL WATERS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LAND-USE CHANGE; MARINE AQUACULTURE; MARINE BIVALVES; NEGATIVE EXPONENTIAL; POTENTIAL METHODS; SCOTLAND; SCOTLAND , UK; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

AQUACULTURE; FORESTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AGE DETERMINATION; BIVALVE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL WATER; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954814048     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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