A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-60

  Versteegh, E A A ^a   Vonhof, H B ^a   Troelstra, S R ^a   Kroon, D ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bivalve; NAO; Sclerochronology; Unio; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; BIVALVE; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MEDIEVAL WARM PERIOD; MOLLUSC; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PALEOCLIMATE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SUBBOREAL; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

NETHERLANDS; RHINE-MEUSE DELTA;

BIVALVIA; UNIO; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 77955182182     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016774600000810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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