Paleolimnology : the history and evolution of lake systems
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Paleolimnology : the history and evolution of lake systems
Oxford University Press, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-484) and index
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Description
This text, written by a leading researcher in the field, describes the origin and formation of lakes in order to give context to the question of how lacustrine deposits form. It explains the process of sedimentation in lakes and the chemistry of those deposits and describes how the age of lake deposits is determined. Additionally, this book shows how different groups of fossils are used in interpreting the paleontological record of lakes. In order to illustrate the
more synthetic approaches to interpreting the history of lakes, the author also discusses such special topics as lake-level history, lake evolution, and the impact of environmental change on lakes.
Table of Contents
1: Lakes as Archives of Earth History
2: The Geological Evolution of Lake Basins
3: The Physical Environment of Lakes
4: The Chemical Environment of Lakes
5: The Biological Environment of Lakes
6: Age Determination in Lake Deposits
7: Sedimentological Archives in Lake Deposits
8: Facies Models at the Lake Basin Scale
9: Geochemical Archives in Lake Deposits
10: Paleoecological Archives in Lake Deposits 1: Problems and Methods
11: Paleoecological Archives in Lake Deposits 2: Records from Important Groups
12: Paleolimnology at the Local to Regional Scale: Records of Changing Watersheds and Industrialization
13: Paleolimnology at the Regional to Global Scale: Records of Climate Change
14: Paleolimnology in Deep Time: The Evolution of Lacustrine Ecosystems
15: Paleolimnology: The Past Meets the Future
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