Abstract
A statistically significant correlation of the type y = axbbetween sedimentary plant pigments and contemporary algal primary production has been found in a study of the recent trophic evolution of twelve Italian lakes. The equation is used to assess baseline production levels in periods (50–70 years ago) when human influence was low.
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Guilizzoni, P., Bonomi, G., Galanti, G., Ruggiu, D. (1983). Relationship between sedimentary pigments and primary production: evidence from core analyses of twelve Italian lakes. In: Meriläinen, J., Huttunen, P., Battarbee, R.W. (eds) Paleolimnology. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7290-2_17
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