Reconstruction of the recent history of a large deep prealpine lake (Lake Bourget, France) using subfossil chironomids, diatoms, and organic matter analysis: Towards the definition of a lake-specific reference state

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 963-978

  Millet, Laurent ^a   Giguet Covex, Charline ^b   Verneaux, Valérie ^a   Druart, Jean Claude ^c   Adatte, Thierry ^d   Arnaud, Fabien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Diatoms; European framework directive; Eutrophication; Paleolimnology; Reference state

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL RECORD; MOSQUITO; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; RESOLUTION; TAXONOMY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WASTEWATER;

BOURGET LAKE; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CYCLOTELLA; MICROPSECTRA;

EID: 78049270743     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9467-8     Document Type: Article

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