The palaeolimnology of Lake Fidler, a meromictic lake in south-west Tasmania and the significance of recent human impact

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-333

  Hodgson, Dominic ^a,b   Tyler, Peter ^c   Vyverman, Wim ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Human disturbance; Lake ontogeny; Meromixis; Palaeolimnology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MEROMICTIC LAKE; PALAEOCLIMNOLOGY; PALAEOCLIMOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, LAKE FIDLER;

EID: 0031407283     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007995614287     Document Type: Article

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