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Interpretation of lake quality from contemporary diatom assemblages

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Diatom assemblages from the topmost sediment of 49 lakes were ordinated by means of a program for detrended correspondence analysis and reciprocal averaging (Decorana). Five lake groups were separated, each having more or less characteristic diatom assemblages and water quality. Shifts from one group to another caused by factors such as acidification, artificial drainage, diffuse nutrient loading and sewage are discussed.

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    Pertti Huttunen & Jouko Meriläinen

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Huttunen, P., Meriläinen, J. Interpretation of lake quality from contemporary diatom assemblages. Hydrobiologia 103, 91–97 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028434

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