Paleolimnological evidence from diatoms for recent environmental changes in 50 lakes across Canadian arctic treeline

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 110-123

  Rühland, Kathleen ^a   Priesnitz, Alisha ^a   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEDIMENT CORE;

CANADA; SLIPPER LAKE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA; CYCLOTELLA STELLIGERA; FRAGILARIA; FRAGILARIA BREVISTRIATA; FRAGILARIA CONSTRUENS; FRAGILARIA PINNATA; STAUROSIRA CONSTRUENS;

EID: 0037302226     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0110:PEFDFR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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