Application of sediment traps in global change research in mountain lakes

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-239

  Kattel, Giri R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Core top; Loch Coire Fionnaraich; Mountain lakes; Representativity; Scotland; Sediment trap; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549098259     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-009-1051-1     Document Type: Article

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