Annually resolved temperature reconstructions from a late Pliocene-early Pleistocene polar forest on Bylot Island, Canada

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 369, Issue , 2013, Pages 313-322

  Csank, Adam Z ^a,b   Fortier, Daniel ^c,d   Leavitt, Steven W ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Pliocene climate; Stable isotopes; Temperature; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING; TREELINE;

ARCTIC; BYLOT ISLAND; CANADA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 84872025178     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.10.040     Document Type: Article

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