Modern diatom, cladocera, chironomid, and chrysophyte cyst assemblages as quantitative indicators for the reconstruction of past environmental conditions in the Alps. II. Nutrients

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 443-463

  Lotter, André F ^a,b   Birks, H John B ^c,d   Hofmann, Wolfgang ^e   Marchetto, Aldo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^f Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Chrysophytes; Cladocera; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Surface sediments; Switzerland; Total phosphorus; Transfer functions; Trophic state; WA PLS

Indexed keywords

ALPS; ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT;

CYST; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NUTRIENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

ALPS; EUROPE;

EID: 0031822524     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007994206432     Document Type: Article

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