Ostracodes that have lived in lakes, ponds, and streams are recovered as fossil shells from
lacustrine and some fluvial sediments. Knowing some details of the physical and chemical …

Ostracods are small, bivalved crustaceans with calcitic shells that are often well preserved in
Quaternary sediment sequences. Although ostracods are found in most types of water body …

Over recent decades ostracods have become established indicators of ecosystem health,
biodiversity and environmental change. With applications ranging across the earth sciences …

Book description: Reconstructing past environments is a principal strategy by which to
understand the nature and evolution of geophysical phenomena. Ostracods, small aquatic …

Scientists generally acknowledge that the reconstruction of past environments requires the
use of multiple indicators or proxies. Biological remains, which figure prominently in many …

Quantitative and specific distribution of ostracodes are dependent on the physical and
chemical limitations imposed by their environment, which in turn are controlled by …

Ostracodes are a diverse group of marine and continental crustaceans that have radiated
into virtually all oxygenated aquatic environments that persist for more than about a month …

Ostracodes are common in Australian waters, especially in saline lakes where they are
particularly diverse. This makes them indispensable “tools” for Australian palaeolimnological …

Ancient lake systems contain incredibly rich archives of past biological and environmental
change. Ostracods have long been associated with ancient lakes, largely because as a …