Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction, Numerical Overview, and Data-Sets

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The March Towards the Quantitative Analysis of Palaeolimnological Data

      • John P. Smol, H. John B. Birks, André F. Lotter, Steve Juggins

      Pages 3-17

   3. Overview of Numerical Methods in Palaeolimnology

      • H. John B. Birks

      Pages 19-92

   4. Data-Sets

      • H. John B. Birks, Vivienne J. Jones

      Pages 93-97

3. Numerical Methods for the Analysis of Modern and Stratigraphical Palaeolimnological Data

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99

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   2. Introduction and Overview of Part II

      • H. John B. Birks

      Pages 101-121

   3. Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Display

      • Steve Juggins, Richard J. Telford

      Pages 123-141

   4. Assessment of Uncertainties Associated with Palaeolimnological Laboratory Methods and Microfossil Analysis

      • Louis J. Maher, Oliver Heiri, André F. Lotter

      Pages 143-166

   5. Clustering and Partitioning

      • Pierre Legendre, H. John B. Birks

      Pages 167-200

   6. From Classical to Canonical Ordination

      • Pierre Legendre, H. John B. Birks

      Pages 201-248

   7. Statistical Learning in Palaeolimnology

      • Gavin L. Simpson, H. John B. Birks

      Pages 249-327

4. Numerical Methods for the Analysis of Stratigraphical Palaeolimnological Data

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 329-329

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   2. Introduction and Overview of Part III

      • H. John B. Birks

      Pages 331-353

   3. Analysis of Stratigraphical Data

      • H. John B. Birks

      Pages 355-378

   4. Estimation of Age-Depth Relationships

      • Maarten Blaauw, Einar Heegaard

      Pages 379-413

   5. Core Correlation

      • Roy Thompson, R. Malcolm Clark, Geoffrey S. Boulton

      Pages 415-430

   6. Quantitative Environmental Reconstructions from Biological Data

      • Steve Juggins, H. John B. Birks

      Pages 431-494

   7. Analogue Methods in Palaeolimnology

      • Gavin L. Simpson

      Pages 495-522

   8. Autocorrelogram and Periodogram Analyses of Palaeolimnological Temporal-Series from Lakes in Central and Western North America to Assess Shifts in Drought Conditions

      • Pierre Dutilleul, Brian F. Cumming, Melinda Lontoc-Roy

      Pages 523-548

Numerical and statistical methods have rapidly become part of a palaeolimnologist’s tool-kit. They are used to explore and summarise complex data, reconstruct past environmental variables from fossil assemblages, and test competing hypotheses about the causes of observed changes in lake biota through history. This book brings together a wide array of numerical and statistical techniques currently available for use in palaeolimnology and other branches of palaeoecology. ​

Visit http://extras.springer.com the Springer's Extras website to view data-sets, figures, software, and R scripts used or mentioned in this book.

• Data Analysis
• Environmental Change
• Numerical Methods
• Paleolimnology
• Statistical Techniques
• climate change
• marine and freshwater sciences

From the reviews:

“The book is divided into Parts I-IV with a total of 21 chapters. … All figures, tables and equations are well-reproduced and enhance the text substantially. This book is a unique and timely publication within the field of palaeoenvironmental research. … all of the chapters have substantial reference lists. The content is also made accessible to new researchers through the 41-page glossary and a detailed index. … an essential reference for postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the early stages of their careers.” (Adrian Palmer, The Holocene, February, 2013)

“Each chapter provides basic concepts of the method presented, details concerning data preparation and transformation, a thorough discussion supported by case studies, and recommendations regarding potential use in palaeolimnological studies. … the content is well illustrated by figures and tables of excellent quality. A very important part of each chapter is a list of up-to-date references and suitable software packages. … it is a priceless source of knowledge which should be among must-read books on every palaeolimnologist’s bookshelf.” (Wojciech Tylmann, Geologos, Vol. 19 (4), 2013)

• Bergen, Norway

  H. John B. Birks

• Dept. Geobiology, Lab. Palaeobotany and Palynology, University Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

  André F. Lotter

• , School of Geography,, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

  Steve Juggins

• Dept. Biology, Paleoecological Environmental, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

  John P. Smol

H. John B. Birks is Professor in Quantitative Ecology and Palaeoecology at the Department of Biology, University of Bergen and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (Norway), Emeritus Professor at the Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. He was Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biology at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario) until 2011. André F. Lotter is Professor in Palaeoecology at the Institute of Environmental Biology of Utrecht University (The Netherlands), where he is head of the Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology. Steve Juggins is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University where he teaches and researches issues of aquatic pollution, diatom analysis, palaeolimnology, and quantitative palaeoecology. John P. Smol is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario), where he also holds the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change. He co-directs the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL). John Smol was the founding editor of the international Journal of Paleolimnology (1987-2007) and is current editor of the journal Environmental Reviews, and editor of the Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research book series.

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