Marked early 20th century pollution and the subsequent recovery of Töölö Bay, central Helsinki, as indicated by subfossil diatom assemblage changes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-179

  Korhola, Atte ^a   Blom, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Helsinki; Pollution; Recovery; Restoration; Urban palaeolimnology

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

FINLAND, HELSINKI, TOOLO BAY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA MENEGHINIANA;

EID: 0030301817     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00018120     Document Type: Article

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