Diatom-based models for inferring past water chemistry in western Ugandan crater lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 383-399

  Mills, Keely ^a   Ryves, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conductivity transfer function; Diatoms; Eastern Africa; EDDI (European Diatom Database Initiative); Palaeoclimate; Weighted averaging

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOSSIL RECORD; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UGANDA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84863550243     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9609-2     Document Type: Article

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