Stable isotope record (δ 18O and δ 13C) of a Naracoorte Caves speleothem from before and after the Last Interglacial

Alcheringa

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 19-29

  Bestland, Erick A ^a   Rennie, Jessica ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Late pleistocene; Palaeoclimate; Speleothem; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051877633     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510609506852     Document Type: Review

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