9000 Years of geochemical evolution of lithogenic major and trace elements in the sediment of an alpine lake - The role of climate, vegetation, and land-use history

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-320

  Koinig, Karin A ^a,d   Shotyk, William ^a,e   Lotter, André F ^a,b   Ohlendorf, Christian ^c   Sturm, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Carbonate; Erosion; Manganese; Sediment geochemistry; Trace metals; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAND USE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION HISTORY;

SWITZERLAND;

PICEA;

EID: 0142214702     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026080712312     Document Type: Article

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