| Descript |
1 online resource (xxiii, 500 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-484) and index. |
| Contents |
Lakes as archives of earth history -- The geological evolution of lake basins -- The physical environment of lakes -- The chemical environment of lakes -- The biological environment of lakes -- Age determination in lake deposits -- Sedimentological archives in lake deposits -- Facies models at the lake basin scale -- Geochemical archives in lake deposits -- Paleoecological archives in lake deposits 1: problems and methods -- Paleoecological archives in lake deposits 2: records from important groups -- Paleolimnology at the local to regional scale: records of changing watersheds and industrialization -- Paleolimnology at the regional to global scale: records of climate change -- Paleolimnology in deep time: the evolution of lacustrine ecosystems -- Paleolimnology: the past meets the future. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Paleolimnology.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Limnology. |
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology. |
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Paleolimnology. (OCoLC)fst01051499 |
| ISBN |
9780195350890 (electronic bk.) |
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0195350898 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195133530 (acid-free paper) |
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0195133536 (acid-free paper) |
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1280530804 |
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9781280530807 |
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0195302303 |
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9780195302301 |
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