Diatom changes in two Uinta mountain lakes, Utah, USA: Responses to anthropogenic and natural atmospheric inputs

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 648, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-108

  Moser, Katrina A ^a   Mordecai, Jessica S ^b   Reynolds, Richard L ^c   Rosenbaum, Joseph G ^c   Ketterer, Michael E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Diatom; Dust; Eolian; Geochemistry; Metals

Indexed keywords

ALPINE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC INPUTS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DESERT DUST; DIATOM; DIATOM ASSEMBLAGE; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL DATA; METAL POLLUTION; MOUNTAIN LAKES; NATURAL SOURCES; SEDIMENT CORE; UTAH , USA;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DUST; LAKES; LANDFORMS; LEAD; METALS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLUTONIUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIATOM; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; MOUNTAIN REGION; PH; SEDIMENT CORE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UINTA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA STELLIGERA;

EID: 77952009314     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0145-7     Document Type: Article

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