The relative influences of climate and catchment processes on Holocene lake development in glaciated regions

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 349-362

  Fritz, S C ^a   Anderson, N J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment; Diatom; DOC; Nutrients; Ontogeny; Paleoclimate; pH; Succession

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEGLACIATION; DIATOM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FIRE HISTORY; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ONTOGENY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PEDOGENESIS; PH; SOLUTE; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION HISTORY; WEATHERING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84875622206     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-013-9684-z     Document Type: Article

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