Diatom paleolimnology of two fluvial lakes in the St. Lawrence River: A reconstruction of environmental changes during the last century

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 446-456

  Reavie, Euan D ^a   Smol, John P ^a   Carignan, Richard ^b   Lorrain, Stéphane ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cores; Diatoms; Fluvial lakes; Habitat; Human impacts; Microfossils; Paleolimnology; Sediments; St. Lawrence River; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRISTIA;

EID: 0031848374     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340446.x     Document Type: Article

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