Forest fire and lake-water acidity in a northern Swedish boreal area: Holocene changes in lake-water quality at Makkassjon

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-124

  Korsman, Tom ^a   Segerström, Ulf ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidification; Boreal forest; Charcoal; Diatoms; Pollen

Indexed keywords

WATER ANALYSIS;

FIRE; HOLOCENE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER QUALITY; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION HISTORY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

SWEDEN, MAKKASSJON;

ALNUS; BETULA; PICEA; PINUS;

EID: 0031886963     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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