Diatom-based total phosphorus (TP) and pH transfer functions for the Irish Ecoregion

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-163

  Chen, Guangjie ^a,e   Dalton, Catherine ^a   Leira, Manel ^b,c   Taylor, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c Limnology and Phycology Section   (Italy)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diatom transfer functions; Environmental reconstruction; Ireland; Lake restoration; Lake typology; Reference conditions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CALIBRATION; DIATOM; ECOREGION; HETEROGENEITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; RECONSTRUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TYPOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 46249107350     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9148-4     Document Type: Article

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