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paleolimnology
Sign in to savePaleolimnology (from Greek: παλαιός, palaios, "ancient", λίμνη, limne, "lake", and λόγος, logos, "study") is a scientific sub-discipline closely related to both limnology and paleoecology. Paleolimnological studies focus on reconstructing the past environments of inland waters (e.g., lakes and streams) using the geologic record, especially with regard to events such as climatic change, eutrophication, acidification, and internal ontogenic processes.
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Lake ontogeny
- Anthropogenic eutrophication, acidification, and climate change
- Paleoclimate proxies
- Sediment cores
- Pollen records
- Diatoms
- Organic matter analysis
- Quantity
- Origin
- Carbon isotope analysis
- Nitrogen isotope analysis
- Chironomids
- Chironomids as a paleoclimate proxy
- Factors influencing chironomid distribution and abundance
- Chironomids and reconstruction of quantitative change in [[Holocene Epoch|Holocene climate]]
- Use of chironomids in assessments of anthropogenic climate change
- References
Paleolimnology (from Greek: παλαιός, palaios, "ancient", λίμνη, limne, "lake", and λόγος, logos, "study") is a scientific sub-discipline closely related to both limnology and paleoecology. Paleolimnological studies focus on reconstructing the past environments of inland waters (e.g., lakes and streams) using the geologic record, especially with regard to events such as climatic change, eutrophication, acidification, and internal ontogenic processes.
Paleolimnological studies are mostly conducted using analyses of the physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties of sediments, or of biological records such as fossil pollen, diatoms, or chironomids.
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