Inferring lake depth using diatom assemblages in the shallow, seasonally variable lakes of the Nebraska sand hills (USA): Calibration, validation, and application of a 69-lake training set

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 443-464

  Shinneman, Avery L C ^a,b   Bennett, Danuta M ^a,c   Fritz, Sherilyn C ^a   Schmieder, Jens ^a   Engstrom, Daniel R ^b   Efting, Aris ^d   Holz, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Inference model; Lake level; Nebraska; Sand Hills; Shallow lakes

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; ECOREGION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHALLOW WATER; TIMESCALE; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEPTH; WATER TABLE;

GREAT PLAINS; NEBRASKA; SAND HILLS; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77954656226     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9427-3     Document Type: Article

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