Diatom-inferred climatic and environmental changes over the last ~9000 years from a low Arctic (Nunavut, Canada) tundra lake

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 291, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 205-216

  Paul, C A ^a   Ruhland K M ^a   Smol, J P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

8.2 k cooling event; Climatic change; Diatoms; Holocene; Low Arctic; Paleolimnology

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DIATOM; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HOLOCENE; HYPSITHERMAL; LITTLE ICE AGE; MEDIEVAL WARM PERIOD; ONTOGENY; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NUNAVUT;

AULACOSEIRA LIRATA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA STELLIGERA; FRAGILARIA;

EID: 78449259229     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.030     Document Type: Article

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