Freshwater is an essential resource for human life; however, its future availability is of
ongoing concern due to the impacts of climate change, industry, and population pressures …

Fossil shells of the gastropod Gyraulus sp. are widespread in the sediments of wetlands and
lakes, and in fluvial and lacustrine depositional sequences on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) …

Biogenic carbonates, including bivalve shells, record past environmental conditions, but
their interpretation requires understanding environmental and biological factors that affect …

The accumulation of trace metals in the shells of bivalves allows quantitative assessments of
environmental pollution and helps to reconstruct paleo aquatic environments. However, the …

Trace elements in freshwater bivalve shells are widely used for reconstructing long-term
changes in the riverine environments. However, Northern Eurasian regions, notably the …

The article deals with stable isotopes of oxygen and carbon on current and archaeological
semi-aquatic gastropod shell of the Pila wernei from Sudan and reports some new 14 C …

The spatial and temporal distribution of Alpine snow is a sensitive gauge of environmental
change. While understanding past snow dynamics is essential for reconstructing past …

Understanding the age structure and growth patterns of freshwater bivalve species is crucial
for their conservation, and these data are still lacking for many species and locations. The …

Context The ultrastructure of marine bivalve shells, specifically the thickness of nacre tablets
has recently been identified to be related to water temperature. Aims This study investigates …

In June 2019, 150 scientists from 26 countries convened at the 5th International
Sclerochronology Conference (ISC) in Split, Croatia, to discuss current research and future …