Using diatoms to assess geographical patterns of change in high-altitude European lakes from pre-industrial times to the present day

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 224-236

  Clarke, Gina ^a   Kernan, Martin ^a   Marchetto, Aldo ^b   Sorvari, Sanna ^c   Catalan, Jordi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR Institute for Ecosystem Study   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Palaeolimnology; pH change

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIATOM; HISTORICAL RECORD; SEDIMENT CORE;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 25444511327     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-004-0745-2     Document Type: Article

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