Recent rapid salinity rise in three East Antarctic lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-406

  Roberts, Donna ^a   Hodgson, Dominic A ^b   McMinn, Andrew ^a   Verleyen, Elie ^c   Terry, Bruce ^d   Corbett, Christine ^d   Vyverman, Wim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Diatoms; Palaeolimnology; Penguins; Pigments; Salinity; Windmill Islands

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORE ANALYSIS; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PIGMENT; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CORE; WATERFOWL;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; WINDMILL ISLANDS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 33750189863     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9010-0     Document Type: Article

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