Autotrophic response to lake age, conductivity and temperature in two West Greenland lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-317

  McGowan, Suzanne ^a,b   Juhler, René K ^c   Anderson, N John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Arctic; Climate; Ecosystem state change; Greenland; HPLC; Meromixis; Ontogeny; Saline lakes; Sedimentary pigments

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AUTOTROPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONDUCTIVITY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MEROMIXIS; MORPHOMETRY; ONTOGENY; SALINE LAKE; SEDIMENTATION; TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 41049089289     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9105-2     Document Type: Article

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