The use of k-values to examine plant 'species signals' in a peat humification record from Newfoundland

Quaternary International

Volumn 268, Issue , 2012, Pages 156-165

  Hughes, P D M ^a   Mallon, G ^a   Essex, H J ^a   Amesbury, M J ^b   Charman, D J ^b   Blundell, A ^c   Chambers, F M ^d   Daley, T J ^e   Mauquoy, D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PEAT; PLANT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 84863882605     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.11.023     Document Type: Article

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