Unexpected post-settlement freshening and increase in charophytes in Bombah Broadwater (Myall Lakes, New South Wales, Australia)

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 637-647

  Leyden, Emily ^a   Tibby, John ^a   García, Adriana ^b   Zawadzki, Atun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charophytes; Foraminifera; Freshening; Macrofossils; Salinity; Stable states

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CATCHMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL RECORD; GREEN ALGA; LEAD ISOTOPE; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; RADIOCARBON DATING; RAMSAR CONVENTION; SALINITY; TURBIDITY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; BOMBAH BROADWATER; MYALL LAKE; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CHARACEAE; CHARALES; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 82255175224     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9566-1     Document Type: Article

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