The Burrum River estuary: Identifying reference sites for Australian sub-tropical estuarine systems using paleolimnological methods

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 613-622

  Logan, Brendan ^a   Taffs, Kathryn H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Diatoms; Estuaries; Reference sites; Stable isotopes; Sub tropical

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; THRESHOLD; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; BURRUM ESTUARY; QUEENSLAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 82255193350     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9480-y     Document Type: Article

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