Transfer functions are now commonly used to reconstruct past environmental variability from
palaeoecological data. However, such approaches need to be critically appraised. Testate …

Testate amoebae-based transfer functions are commonly used in peatland palaeoclimate
studies. These models have been developed in several regions of the world and are …

Relatively seldom is the same parameter reconstructed from the same site using different
proxies, resulting in a persistent problem for palaeoecological studies whereby a …

Peatlands offer the potential for high resolution records of water balance over Holocene
timescales, yet this potential is under-exploited in many areas of the world. Within Europe …

This thesis represents the first attempt to use quantitative testate amoebae (Protozoa:
Rhizopoda) analysis to measure hydrological fluctuations in British peatbogs over the …

Peatlands are widely exploited archives of paleoenvironmental change. We developed and
compared multiple transfer functions to infer peatland depth to the water table (DWT) and pH …

Testate amoebae analysis was undertaken on eight cores from three mires within a
restricted geographical area of northern England. This was used to assess, first, the amount …

Proxy climate data can be obtained from reconstructions of hydrological changes on
ombrotrophic (rain‐fed) peatlands using biological indicators, such as testate amoebae …

Transfer functions are valuable tools in palaeoecology, but their output may not always be
meaningful. A recently-developed statistical test ('randomTF') offers the potential to …

Numerous palaeoecological studies have used testate amoeba analysis to reconstruct
Holocene hydrological change in peatlands, and thereby past climatic change. Current …