Efficiency of different mesh sizes for isolating fossil chironomids for stable isotope and radiocarbon analyses

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 721-729

  van Hardenbroek, Maarten ^a   Heiri, Oliver ^a   Lotter, André F ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fossil chironomids; Lake sediments; Palaeolimnology; Radiocarbon; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLY; FOSSIL RECORD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MESH SIZE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 77954659284     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9327-6     Document Type: Article

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