Changes in diatom assemblages since pre-industrial times in 40 reference lakes from the Experimental Lakes Area (northwestern Ontario, Canada)

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Enache, Mihaela D ^a,c   Paterson, Andrew M ^b   Cumming, Brian F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Diatoms; Experimental Lakes Area; Lake; Paleolimnology; Reference lakes

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; DEPOSITION; DIATOM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANKTON; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; WATERSHED;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79952840697     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9504-2     Document Type: Article

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