Late Quaternary lake response to climate change and anthropogenic impact: Biomarker evidence from Lake Constance sediments

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-406

  Hanisch, Sabine ^a,b   Wessels, Martin ^c   Niessen, Frank ^a   Schwalb, Antje ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c Institute for Lake Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Biomarkers; C29 Steroids; Dinosterol; Hydrogen index; Lake sediments; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMARKER; CLIMATE CHANGE; DINOFLAGELLATE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; VEGETATION COVER; YOUNGER DRYAS;

BODENSEE; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

DINOPHYCEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 67349132344     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9232-4     Document Type: Article

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