Depth distribution of chironomids and an evaluation of site-specific and regional lake-depth inference models: A good model gone bad?

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 517-533

  Cwynar, Les C ^a   Rees, Andrew B H ^a   Pedersen, Cy R ^a   Engels, Stefan ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Lake depth; Marcella Lake; Midges; Model evaluation; Paleohydrology; Site specific model; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

FLY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; MOISTURE CONTENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POLLEN; RECONSTRUCTION; TRANSFER FUNCTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

CANADA; MARCELLA LAKE; YUKON TERRITORY;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 84866461938     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9628-z     Document Type: Article

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