Anthropogenic impacts recorded in recent sediments from Otisco Lake, New York, USA

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-462

  Bookman, Revital ^a,b   Driscoll, Charles T ^a   Effler, Steven W ^c   Engstrom, Daniel R ^d  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

210Pb dating; Algicide CuSO4; Anthropogenic impacts; Land use change; Mercury; Sediment cores

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGAL BLOOM; ALKALINIZATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CARBON; CHRONOLOGY; COPPER; DEPOSITION; EMISSION; GEOACCUMULATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LEAD ISOTOPE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOBILIZATION; NITROGEN; REFORESTATION; SALT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; WATERSHED;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; OTISCO LAKE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 78650978519     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9342-7     Document Type: Article

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