Subfossil chironomid variability in surface sediment samples from Icelandic lakes: Implications for the development and use of training sets

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-295

  Holmes, Naomi ^a   Langdon, Peter G ^b   Caseldine, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iceland; Palaeolimnology; Subfossil chironomid; Temperature reconstruction; Within lake variability

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INSECT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBFOSSIL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 71449111751     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9276-5     Document Type: Article

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