Climate-induced changes in the trophic status of a Central European lake

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-82

  Kirilova, Emiliya ^a   Heiri, Oliver ^a   Enters, Dirk ^b,d   Cremer, Holger ^c   Lotter, André F ^a   Zolitschka, Bernd ^b   Hübener, Thomas ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Climate change; Diatoms; Oxygen; Palaeolimnology; Total phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BRONZE AGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOLOCENE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC STATUS; YOUNGER DRYAS;

BRANDENBURG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SACROWER SEE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 67649484640     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2009.71     Document Type: Article

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