Changes in lake diatom assemblages in Northwestern Finnish Lapland over recent decades and their relation to climate warming

• Main Author: Courroux, Maxime
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Helsingfors universitet, Bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2021
• Subjects: palaeolimnology; Finnish Lapland; climate change; diatoms; Ympäristömuutoksen ja globaalin kestävyyden maisteriohjelma; Master's Programme in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability; Magisterprogrammet i miljöförändringar och global hållbarhet; Ympäristömuutos; Environmental Change; Miljöförändring; Changing Lake; Korhola; Tundra; Lapland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/332007

The changes in lake diatom assemblages as a response to climate warming over the past three decades were examined in 26 lakes across Northwestern Finnish Lapland using multivariate statistical techniques. The lakes are distributed along a steep climatic and vegetational gradient, covering three dist...