Recent environmental changes in a naturally acidic rocky lake in Southern Finland, as reflected in its sediment geochemistry and biostratigraphy

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-213

  Virkanen, Juhani ^a   Korhola, Atte ^a   Tikkanen, Matti ^a   Blom, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

acidification; atmospheric loading; diatoms; forest fires; geochemistry; in situ alkalinity

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC LOADING; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER QUALITY; SEDIMENT; WATER ACIDITY;

FINLAND;

EID: 0030620381     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007919922330     Document Type: Article

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