A sediment record of recent nutrient loading and trophic state change in Lake Norrviken, Sweden

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-341

  Routh, Joyanto ^a   Choudhary, Preetam ^b   Meyers, Philip A ^c   Kumar, Bhishm ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

C and N isotopes; Eutrophication; n Alkanes; Phytoplankton pigments; TOC N ratios

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALKANE; CATCHMENT; CORE ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TROPHIC STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE NORRVIKEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 71349085361     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9279-2     Document Type: Article

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