Zooplankton (Cladocera) in assessments of biologic integrity and reference conditions: Application of sedimentary assemblages from shallow boreal lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 707, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-185

  Luoto, Tomi P ^a   Nevalainen, Liisa ^a   Sarmaja Korjonen, Kaarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baseline condition; Cladocera; Ecological state; Eutrophication; Paleolimnology; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SHALLOW WATER; TROPHIC STATUS; TYPOLOGY; ZOOPLANKTON;

FINLAND;

CLADOCERA;

EID: 84875052110     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1422-4     Document Type: Article

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