Defining ecological and chemical reference conditions and restoration targets for nine European lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-431

  Bennion, Helen ^a   Simpson, Gavin L ^a   Anderson, N John ^b   Clarke, Gina ^a   Dong, Xuhui ^a   Hobaeæk, Anders ^c,d   Guilizzoni, Piero ^e   Marchetto, Aldo ^e   Sayer, Carl D ^a   Thies, Hansjörg ^f   Tolotti, Monica ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^g RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analogue matching; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Reference conditions; Restoration targets

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FLORISTICS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PALEOECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAMPLING; SHALLOW WATER;

EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAGILARIA;

EID: 79955522501     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9418-4     Document Type: Article

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