Sediment accumulation rates in European lakes since AD 1850: Trends, reference conditions and exceedence

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-468

  Rose, Neil L ^a   Morley, David ^a   Appleby, Peter G ^b   Battarbee, Richard W ^a   Alliksaar, Tiiu ^c   Guilizzoni, Piero ^d   Jeppesen, Erik ^e   Korhola, Atte ^f   Punning, Jaan Mati ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Accumulation rate; Europe; Lake sediments; Reference conditions; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255123968     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9424-6     Document Type: Article

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