Diatom and foraminifera relationships to water quality in The Coorong, South Australia, and the development of a diatom-based salinity transfer function

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 543-560

  Haynes, D ^a   Skinner, R ^a   Tibby, J ^a   Cann, J ^b   Fluin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Estuary; Foraminifera; Salinity; Staurosirella pinnata; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CATCHMENT; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DIATOM; DISSOLVED MATTER; FORAMINIFERA; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALINITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; COORONG; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FORAMINIFERA; STAUROSIRELLA PINNATA;

EID: 82255164106     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9508-y     Document Type: Article

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