Environmental variability in Lake Naivasha, Kenya, over the last two centuries

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-367

  Stoof Leichsenring, Kathleen R ^a   Junginger, Annett ^a   Olaka, Lydia A ^a   Tiedemann, Ralph ^a   Trauth, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Human impact; Lake Naivasha; Lake sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COFFEE; CONDUCTIVITY; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; GEOACCUMULATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD-LEAD DATING; PHOSPHORUS; PLANKTON; TEA; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA; LAKE NAIVASHA; RIFT VALLEY;

AULACOSEIRA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; ENCYONEMA MUELLERI; GOMPHONEMA GRACILE;

EID: 79952442257     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9502-4     Document Type: Article

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