Charophyte growth in small temperate water bodies: Extreme isotopic disequilibrium and implications for the palaeoecology of shallow marl lakes

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 240, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 389-404

  Pentecost, Allan ^a   Andrews, Julian E ^b   Dennis, Paul F ^b   Marca Bell, Alina ^b   Dennis, Sarah ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chara; Charophytes; Disequilibrium; Eutrophication; Lakes; Palaeoenvironments; Sedimentation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHAROPHYTE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RATE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MARL; MONITORING; PALEOECOLOGY; POND; SHALLOW WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER LEVEL;

CHARA; CHARA HISPIDA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES;

EID: 33749172880     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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