Paleolimnologic evidence for recent eutrophication in the valley of the great lakes (Mongolia)

Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 944-960

  Shinneman, Avery L C ^a,b   Almendinger, James E ^b   Umbanhowar, Charles E ^c   Edlund, Mark B ^b   Nergui, Soninkhishig ^d  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Climate warming; Diatoms; Grazing; Mongolia; Phosphorus; Variance partitioning

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORE ANALYSIS; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LAKE; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT CORE; SILICA; SUBSISTENCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VALLEY; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GREAT LAKES [MONGOLIA]; MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 70349684360     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-009-9269-x     Document Type: Article

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