Assessing chironomid head capsule concentrations in sediment using exotic markers

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-177

  Velle, Gaute ^a,b   Larocque, Isabelle ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^d NCCR in Climate   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Absolute abundance; Chironomids; Microspheres; Paleolimnology; Sediments; Sub sampling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 46249125054     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9149-3     Document Type: Article

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