Fire-induced pH rise in a naturally acid hill-top lake, southern Finland: A palaeoecological survey

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-265

  Korhola, A ^a   Virkanen, J ^a   Tikkanen, M ^a   Blom, T ^a  

^a Laboratory of Physical Geography   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Disturbance; Finland; Fire; Geochemistry; In lake alkalinity; Lake acidity; Palaeolimnology

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; DIATOM; FIRE; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; PH; POLLEN;

FINLAND, PIENI MAJASLAMPI;

EID: 0029751227     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261361     Document Type: Article

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