Analysis of fossil pigments from algae and bacteria in meromictic Lake Fidler, Tasmania, and its application to lake management

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-22

  Hodgson, Dominic A ^a,b   Wright, Simon W ^c   Tyler, Peter A ^d   Davies, Noel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Fossil pigments; HPLC; Lake Fidler; Lake management; Mass Spectrometry; Meromixis; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; FOSSIL PIGMENT; LAKE MANAGEMENT; MEROMICTIC LAKE;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, LAKE FIDLER;

EID: 0031970472     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007909018527     Document Type: Article

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