Historical changes in sediment and phosphorus loading to the upper Mississippi River: Mass-balance reconstructions from the sediments of Lake Pepin

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 563-588

  Engstrom, Daniel R ^a   Almendinger, James E ^a   Wolin, Julie A ^b  

^a ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Lake Pepin; Lead 210 dating; Mississippi River; Phosphorus loading; Sediment accumulation

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BENTHOS; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CALIBRATION; CORE ANALYSIS; DIATOM; IMPOUNDMENT; INFLOW; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE; LEAD-LEAD DATING; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MASS BALANCE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; POLLEN; RECONSTRUCTION;

LAKE PEPIN; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 67349169976     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9292-5     Document Type: Article

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