Evidence for regional climate change in the recent evolution of a high latitude pro-glacial lake

Antarctic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-59

  Webster, Jenny ^a   Hawes, Ian ^b   Downes, Malcolm ^b   Timperley, Michael ^a   Howard Williams, Clive ^b  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dissolved gases; Holocene; Limnology; Nutrients; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIAL LAKE; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE LAKE; LAKE EVOLUTION; LIMNOLOGY; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND, LAKE WILSON;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0029668995     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102096000090     Document Type: Article

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