Sedimentological and geochemical records of past trophic state and hypolimnetic anoxia in large, hard-water Lake Bourget, French Alps

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-190

  Giguet Covex, Charline ^a   Arnaud, Fabien ^a   Poulenard, Jérôme ^a   Enters, Dirk ^a   Reyss, Jean Louis ^b   Millet, Laurent ^c   Lazzaroto, Jérome ^a   Vidal, Olivier ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Eutrophication; Lake sediments; Major elements; Particle size; Phosphorus; Varves

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HYPOLIMNION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; RADIONUCLIDE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; VARVE;

BOURGET LAKE; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77949773682     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9324-9     Document Type: Article

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