Reflectance spectroscopy: A new approach for reconstructing penguin population size from Antarctic ornithogenic sediments

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-222

  Liu, Xiaodong ^a   Sun, Jing ^b   Sun, Liguang ^a   Liu, Wenqi ^a   Wang, Yuhong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Historical penguin populations; Ornithogenic sediments; Reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; FECES; MARINE MAMMAL; ORNITHOLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTION; SEABIRD; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTARCTICA; ARDLEY ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 79251635491     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9493-6     Document Type: Article

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