Evidence of rock glacier melt impacts on water chemistry and diatoms in high mountain streams

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-85

  Thies, Hansjörg ^a   Nickus, Ulrike ^a   Tolotti, Monica ^b   Tessadri, Richard ^a   Krainer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active rock glaciers; Alpine streams; Diatoms; Electrical conductivity; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ALPINE STREAMS; DIATOMS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ION CONCENTRATIONS; ROCK GLACIERS; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

BIODIVERSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METALS;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ACIDITY; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EPILITHON; MELTWATER; ROCK GLACIER; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; CENTRAL ALPS; OTZTAL ALPS; TYROL;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84887166768     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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