The influence of the ~73 ka Toba super-eruption on the ecosystems of northern Sumatra as recorded in marine core BAR94-25

Quaternary International

Volumn 258, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-53

  Van der Kaars, Sander ^a,b   Williams, Martin A J ^c   Bassinot, Franck ^d   Guichard, François ^d   Moreno, Eva ^e   Dewilde, Fabien ^d   Cook, Ellyn J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d DIF   (France)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; PALYNOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ANDAMAN SEA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES; TOBA CALDERA;

EID: 84859266000     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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