A microwave digestion technique for the extraction of fossil diatoms from coastal lake and swamp sediments

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-390

  Parr, J F ^a   Taffs, K H ^a   Lane, C M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diatom; Methods; Microwave digestion; Sediments

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 1942506737     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000021857.32734.c6     Document Type: Article

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