Biomarker-based paleo-record of environmental change for an eutrophic, tropical freshwater lake, Lake Valencia, Venezuela

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 179-194

  Xu, Yunping ^a   Jaffé, Rudolf ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Holocene; Lake Valencia; Organic matter; Paleoenvironments

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALGA; ALKANE; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HOLOCENE; LIPID; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; TERPENE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER COLUMN;

CARABOBO; LAKE VALENCIA; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII;

EID: 46249102135     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9150-x     Document Type: Article

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