Relationships between hydrological and limnological conditions in lakes of the Slave River Delta (NWT, Canada) and quantification of their roles on sedimentary diatom assemblages

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 533-550

  Sokal, Michael A ^a   Hall, Roland I ^a   Wolfe, Brent B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Floodplain; Hydrology; Limnology; Slave River Delta; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; EPIPHYTE; EVAPORATION; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROLOGY; LIMNOLOGY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SLAVE DELTA; SLAVE RIVER;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOSTEPHANOS; STEPHANODISCUS;

EID: 42149083251     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9128-8     Document Type: Article

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