The recent eutrophication of Baldeggersee (Switzerland) as assessed by fossil diatom assemblages

Holocene

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 395-405

  Lotter, André F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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

Author keywords

Baldeggersee; Diatom inferred total phosphorus; Diversity; Human impact; Lacustrine sediments; Lake eutrophication; Laminated sediments; Switzerland; Varves

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LAKE;

BALDEGGERSEE; SWITZERLAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA; FENESTRIDA; STEPHANODISCUS PARVUS; TABELLARIA FENESTRATA;

EID: 0031875934     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968398674589725     Document Type: Article

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