Surface-sediment and epilithic diatom pH calibration sets for remote European mountain lakes (AL:PE project) and their comparison with the Surface Waters Acidification Programme (SWAP) calibration set

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-317

  Cameron, N G ^a   Birks, H J B ^a,b   Jones, V J ^a   Berge, F ^m   Catalan, J ^c   Flower, R J ^a   Garcia, J ^d   Kawecka, B ^e   Koinig, K A ^f   Marchetto, A ^g   Sanchez Castillo P ^h   Schmidt, R ⁱ   Sisko M ^j   Solovieva, N ^a   Stefkova E ^k   Toro, M ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Secc Enginyeria Ambiental   (Spain)

^e POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^g CNR   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

ⁱ Institute of Limnology ÖAW   (Austria)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^k INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^l UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^m NONE

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Author keywords

Diatoms; DOC; Europe; Gaussian regression; High altitude lakes; Optima; PH; Weighted averaging partial least squares

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DIATOM; LAKE WATER; MOUNTAIN REGION; PH;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032725687     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008025928509     Document Type: Article

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