Large shifts in vegetation and climate during the Early Weichselian (MIS 5d-c) inferred from multi-proxy evidence at Sokli (northern Finland)

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 22-38

  Helmens, Karin F ^a   Väliranta, Minna ^b   Engels, Stefan ^c,d   Shala, Shyhrete ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Early Weichselian; MIS 5d c; Multi proxy evidence; Northern Finland; Palaeo climatology; Sokli

Indexed keywords

EARLY WEICHSELIAN; FINLAND; MULTI PROXIES; PALAEO-CLIMATOLOGY; SOKLI;

CLIMATOLOGY; DEPOSITS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; DECADAL VARIATION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIATOM; EEMIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; INTERSTADIAL; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PALYNOLOGY; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; VEGETATION HISTORY; VEGETATION TYPE; WEICHSELIAN;

DEPOSITS; FINLAND; FORESTRY; FOSSILS; GEOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS; SEDIMENTS;

FENNOSCANDIA; FINLAND; LAPPI [FINLAND]; SOKLI;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; HEXAPODA; LARIX; PICEA;

EID: 84859515405     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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