Examining the role of allogenous and autogenous factors in the long-term dynamics of a temperate headwater peatland (southern Québec, canada)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 386, Issue , 2013, Pages 336-348

  Lavoie, Martin ^a   Pellerin, Stéphanie ^b   Larocque, Marie ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Macrofossil; Paleoclimate; Paleoecology; Peatland; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HEADWATER; HOLOCENE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PEATLAND; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECONSTRUCTION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER TABLE;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; CANADA; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884413077     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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