The factors affecting the amounts and types of organic matter in lacustrine sediments are
summarized in this review, and synthesis, of published studies. Biota living in the lake and in …

Eutrophication resulting from high nutrient loading has been the paramount environmental
problem for lakes world-wide for the past four decades. Efforts are being made in many parts …

Organic matter constitutes a minor fraction of marine and freshwater sediments, yet its
important contribution to the sedimentary record can be used to reconstruct marine and …

This text, written by a leading researcher in the field, describes the origin and formation of
lakes in order to give context to the question of how lacustrine deposits form. It explains the …

The dipteran family Chironomidae is the most widely distributed and frequently the most
abundant group of insects in freshwater, with rep resentatives in both terrestrial and marine …

Now in its second edition, Pollution of Lakes and Rivers provides essential insights into
present-day water quality problems from an international perspective. Explains simply and …

Analyses of sedimentary DNA (sedDNA) have increased exponentially over the last decade
and hold great potential to study the effects of anthropogenic stressors on lake biota over …

Fossil pigments often preserve in lake sediments long after the morphological remains of
most algae and bacteria are lost. In principle, analyses of sedimentary carotenoids …

Organisms producing resting stages provide unique opportunities for reconstructing the
genetic history of natural populations. Diapausing seeds and eggs often are preserved in …

Limnological surveys show that fossil pigment concentration is an accurate predictor of algal
production. However, experimental and mass flux studies indicate that> 90% of pigment is …