Editors:
- Broadens your understanding of techniques for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions in estuaries.
- Includes case studies that illustrate the successful applications of palaeoestuarine research as well as cautionary tales.
- Reviews exhaustively the key recent research into paleoecological techniques applied in estuarine environments.
Part of the book series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research (DPER, volume 20)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Coring and Dating of Estuarine Sediments
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Front Matter
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Techniques for Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions in Estuaries
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About this book
Readers will learn about the the application of different paleoecological approaches used in estuaries that develop our understanding of their response to natural and human influences. Particular attention is given to the essential steps required for undertaking a paleoecological study, in particular with regard to site selection, core extraction and chronological techniques, followed by the range of indicators that can be used. A series of case studies are discussed in the book to demonstrate how paleoecological studies can be used to address key questions, and to sustainably manage these important coastal environments in the future. This book will appeal to professional scientists interested in estuarine studies and/or paleoenvironmental research, as well as estuarine managers who are interested in the incorporation of paleoenvironmental research into their management programs.
Keywords
- chemistry and biogeochemistry of estuaries
- diatoms as indicators
- geology and sedimentology of estuaries
- Holocene Environmental Change
- Paleoceanography
- paleoecology of estuaries
- paleoenvironmental reconstruction
- radiocarbon dating
- plant macrofossils
- reconstructing sea level changes
- paleoenvironmental history
- water policy
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Glaciology and Climate, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kaarina Weckström
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Institute of Geography and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Krystyna M. Saunders
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Water Research Network, Faculty of Science and Technology, Federation University Australia, Mt Helen, Australia
Peter A. Gell
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School of Life Sciences, Ultimo, Australia
C. Gregory Skilbeck
About the editors
Dr. Kaarina Weckström is a Senior Researcher at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki. Her research focuses on the reconstruction of past climate and environments using sediment proxy records. She has a special interest in proxy evaluation and development.
Dr Krystyna Saunders is a Senior Research Scientist at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. She specializes in the study of past climates and ecosystems using lake and estuarine sediments.
Peter Gell is Professor of Environmental Science at the Water Research Network, Faculty of Science and Technology, Federation University Australia. His research interests include short term palaeoecology to establish environmental baselines; wetland and stream water quality biomonitoring; climate change and its impact on water as a natural resource, and diatoms and birds as indicators of ecosystem health.
Greg Skilbeck is a sedimentary geologist and geological oceanographer with over twenty five years of experience in the collection and interpretation of palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic data from sediment cores. He has participated in several oceanographic research cruises including two ODP Legs. Dr Skilbeck has been at the University of Technology Sydney since 1987 and is currently Professor of Earth Sciences in the School of Life Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applications of Paleoenvironmental Techniques in Estuarine Studies
Editors: Kaarina Weckström, Krystyna M. Saunders, Peter A. Gell, C. Gregory Skilbeck
Series Title: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0990-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0988-8Published: 21 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1458-5Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-0990-1Published: 13 February 2017
Series ISSN: 1571-5299
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1672
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 700
Number of Illustrations: 98 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Sedimentology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Oceanography, Ecosystems