Trophic history of French sub-Alpine lakes over the last ~150 years: Phosphorus reconstruction and assessment of taphonomic biases

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-429

  Berthon, Vincent ^a   Marchetto, Aldo ^b   Rimet, Frédéric ^a   Dormia, Emmanuelle ^a   Jenny, Jean Philippe ^c   Pignol, Cécile ^c   Perga, Marie Elodie ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Trophic state; Valves preservation

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT CORE; TAPHONOMY; TROPHIC STATUS;

BOURGET LAKE; FRANCE; HAUTE SAVOIE; LAKE ANNECY; LAKE GENEVA; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE;

EID: 84885232679     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2013.e34     Document Type: Article

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