Modern dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in surface sediments of Nunatsiavut fjords (Labrador, Canada)

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 88-89, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-64

  Richerol, Thomas ^a   Pienitz, Reinhard ^a   Rochon, André ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate; Dinocysts; Dinoflagellate cysts; Fjord; Labrador; Nunatsiavut; Palynology; Pollution; Subarctic; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CLIMATE CYCLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DATABASE; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; FJORD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TIMESCALE;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

DINOPHYCEAE; SCRIPPSIELLA;

EID: 84860618126     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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