Nutrient cycling in the palaeorecord: Fluxes from terrestrial to aquatic ecosystems

Holocene

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1635-1643

  McLauchlan, Kendra K ^a   Williams, Joseph J ^a   Engstrom, Daniel R ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

anthropogenic impact; eutrophication; Holocene; nitrogen; palaeolimnology; phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BASELINE CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; RECONSTRUCTION; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 84885443259     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683613496289     Document Type: Article

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