A multiproxy approach to inferring Holocene paleobotanical changes linked to sea-level variation, paleosalinity levels, and shallow lake alternative states in Negra Lagoon, SE Uruguay

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 646, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-20

  García Rodríguez, Felipe ^a   Stutz, Silvina ^b   Inda, Hugo ^a   del Puerto, Laura ^c   Bracco, Roberto ^d,e   Panario, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Museo Nacional de Historia Natural y Antropologia   (Uruguay)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL   (Uruguay)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Alternative states; Chrysophyte cysts; Diatoms; Opal phytoliths; Paleolimnology; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LAKES; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICA; WATER;

ALTERNATIVE STATE; CHRYSOPHYTES; DIATOMS; OPAL PHYTOLITHS; POLLEN;

SEA LEVEL;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CATCHMENT; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; GRASSLAND; HOLOCENE; MACROPHYTE; MICROALGA; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALEOSALINITY; PALYNOMORPH; PHYTOLITH; TRANSGRESSION; WETLAND;

NEGRA LAGOON; ROCHA [URUGUAY]; URUGUAY;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; MYRIOPHYLLUM;

EID: 77952008653     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0184-0     Document Type: Article

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