A diatom dataset and diatom-salinity inference model for southeast Australian estuaries and coastal lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 525-542

  Saunders, Krystyna M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coast; Diatoms; Multivariate analyses; Transfer function; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DIATOM; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; MICROFOSSIL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRATE; NITRITE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHATE; RECONSTRUCTION; SALINITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SAMPLING; TRANSFER FUNCTION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 82255160753     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9456-y     Document Type: Article

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