Upper Pleistocene and Holocene paleosalinity and trophic state changes in relation to sea level variation in Rocha Lagoon, southern Uruguay

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-135

  Garcia Rodriguez F ^a   Metzeltin, D ^b   Sprechmann, P ^a   Trettin, R ^c   Stams, G ^c   Beltran Morales L F ^d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Holocene; Paleolimnology; Salinity; Sea level change; Trophic state; Upper Pleistocene; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; HOLOCENE; LAGOON; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALEOSALINITY; PLEISTOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ROCHA [URUGUAY]; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 3543007816     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000029427.36286.d9     Document Type: Article

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