Essays about: "palaeolimnology"

Found 1 essay containing the word palaeolimnology.

  1. 1. Odensjön - A new varved lake sediment record from southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Hertzman; [2021]
    Keywords : Varved lake sediment; late Holocene; organic sediments; diatoms; land-use history; southern Sweden; palaeolimnology; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Annually laminated (varved) sediments provide opportunities to reconstruct climate change and human impact on the environment with high temporal resolution. Depending on the character of the varves, such sediments can provide insight into the delivery of both autochthonous and allochthonous material from the lake and its catch- ment and answer questions regarding both regional and local responses to climate- and land-use changes. READ MORE