Development and application of sedimentary pigments for assessing effects of climatic and environmental changes on subarctic lakes in northern Sweden

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-169

  Reuss, Nina ^a,b   Leavitt, Peter R ^c   Hall, Roland I ^d   Bigler, Christian ^e   Hammarlund, Dan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abisko; Climate; DOC; HPLC; Phototrophic community; Pigments

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGLACIATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HOLOCENE; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PIGMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SUBARCTIC REGION;

ABISKO; NORRBOTTEN; SWEDEN;

ALGAE;

EID: 77949775218     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9323-x     Document Type: Article

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