Lignin degradation products as palaeoenvironmental proxies in the sediments of small lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-567

  Kuliński, Karol ^a   Święta Musznicka, Joanna ^b   Staniszewski, Andrzej ^a   Pempkowiak, Janusz ^a   Latałowa, Małgorzata ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lake sediments; Lignin degradation products; Palaeoecology; Palynology; Soil erosion; Terrigenous organic matter

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GYMNOSPERM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LIGNIN; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PHENOL; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION TYPE;

GYMNOSPERMAE; LOBELIA;

EID: 35449006324     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9090-5     Document Type: Article

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