Postglacial record of diatom assemblage changes related to climate in an alpine lake in the northern Rocky Mountains, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Karst-Riddoch, Tammy L, Pisaric, Michael FJ, Youngblut, Donald K, Smol, John P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2005
• Subjects: Plant Science; Canada; British Columbia; Alpine Lake; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b05-045; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b05-045

We relate changes in diatom assemblages to Holocene climate since ca. 10 300 cal. years BP at a small (4 ha), alkaline, alpine tundra lake in the Rocky Mountains of northeast British Columbia. A complex of small benthic Fragilaria-type taxa generally dominated the fossil diatom communities reflectin...