Biogeochemical records of paleoenvironmental changes in Nainital Lake, Kumaun Himalayas, India

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 571-586

  Choudhary, Preetam ^a   Routh, Joyanto ^b   Chakrapani, Govind J ^a   Kumar, Bhishm ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Lake sediments; Organic matter; Paleoproductivity; Pigments; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMARKER; CYANOBACTERIUM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; LEAD ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOURISM; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

INDIA; NAINI LAKE; UTTARAKHAND;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77949752188     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9306-y     Document Type: Article

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