Abrupt onset of carbonate deposition in Lake Kivu during the 1960s: response to recent environmental changes

Abrupt onset of carbonate deposition in Lake Kivu during the 1960s: response to recent environmental changes

This study interprets the recent history of Lake Kivu, a tropical lake in the East African Rift Valley. The current gross sedimentation was characterized from a moored sediment trap array deployed over 2 years. The past net sedimentation was investigated with three short cores from two different bas...

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Main Authors: Natacha Pasche, Georges Alunga, Keely Mills, Fabrice Muvundja, David Ryves, Michael Schurter, Bernhard Wehrli, Martin Schmid
Format: Default Article
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Geology not elsewhere classified
Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified
East Africa
Nutrients
Net and gross sedimentation
Carbonates
Diatoms
Ecological change
Tanganyika sardine
Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
Geology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/13006
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