The role of palaeolimnology in assessing eutrophication and its impact on lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 391-410

  Davidson, Thomas A ^a,b   Jeppesen, Erik ^a,c,d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^d Sino Danish Centre for Education and Research (SDC)   (China)

Author keywords

Cladocerans; Diatoms; Macrofossils; Nitrogen; Paleolimnology; Phosphorus; Transfer functions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84875605402     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9651-0     Document Type: Article

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