Diatoms and pollen as indicators of water quality and land-use change: A case study from the Oak Ridges Moraine, Southern Ontario, Canada

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 491-509

  Watchorn, Melissa A ^a   Hamilton, Paul B ^b   Anderson, Thane W ^c   Roe, Helen M ^d   Patterson, R Timothy ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^c Queen's University of Belfast ^*  (Canada)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impacts; Climate change; Diatoms; Oak Ridges Moraine; Ontario; Paleolimnology; Pollen; Sediment flux; Swan Lake

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIATOM; LAND USE CHANGE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POLLEN; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OAK RIDGES MORAINE; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SWAN LAKE [ONTARIO]; TORONTO;

ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; AMBROSIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAGILARIA TENERA; PINNULARIA; POACEAE; ROSSITHIDIUM LINEARIS; SELLAPHORA PUPULA; STAURONEIS PHOENICENTERON; STAUROSIRELLA PINNATA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 42149132674     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9126-x     Document Type: Article

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