Paleolimnological study of willard and russell ponds in new hampshire

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-216

  Dixit, Sushil S ^a   Connor, Jody N ^b   Landry, Stephen C ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysophytes; Diatoms; Metals; New Hampshire; Paleolimnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745595524     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140109354131     Document Type: Article

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