Effect of removing small (<150 μm) chironomids on inferring temperature in cold lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 709-719

  Larocque, Isabelle ^a,b   Velle, Gaute ^c   Rolland, Nicolas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative sampling methods; Chironomid inferred temperatures; Cold lakes; Temperature reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COLD WATER; FLY; MODEL VALIDATION; RECONSTRUCTION; SAMPLING; SIEVING;

AFRICA; CANADA; NUNAVUT; SOUTHAMPTON ISLAND; SWEDEN;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 77954658311     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9313-z     Document Type: Article

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