Preservation conditions and the use of sediment pigments as a tool for recent ecological reconstruction in four Northern European estuaries

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 283-302

  Reuss, N ^a   Conley, D J ^a,b   Bianchi, T S ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Northern Europe; Phytoplankton composition; Pigments; Preservation; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ESTUARY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 19044378010     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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