Paleolimnology : the history and evolution of lake systems /

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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 depos...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Andrew S., 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Paleolimnology.
Paléolimnologie.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Limnology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Hydrology.
Paleolimnology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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