The chironomid‐temperature relationship: expression in nature and palaeoenvironmental implications

H Eggermont, O Heiri - Biological Reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fossils of chironomid larvae (non‐biting midges) preserved in lake sediments are well‐
established palaeotemperature indicators which, with the aid of numerical chironomid …

A 274-lake calibration data-set and inference model for chironomid-based summer air temperature reconstruction in Europe

O Heiri, SJ Brooks, HJB Birks, AF Lotter - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
A 274-lake calibration data-set for chironomid-based temperature reconstruction is
presented which is based on the taxonomic amalgamation of a 117-lake data-set from …

[HTML][HTML] A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

D Kaufman, N McKay, C Routson, M Erb, B Davis… - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
A comprehensive database of paleoclimate records is needed to place recent warming into
the longer-term context of natural climate variability. We present a global compilation of …

A compilation of Western European terrestrial records 60–8 ka BP: towards an understanding of latitudinal climatic gradients

A Moreno, A Svensson, SJ Brooks, S Connor… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Terrestrial records of past climatic conditions, such as lake sediments and speleothems,
provide data of great importance for understanding environmental changes. However, unlike …

Abrupt Holocene climate transitions in the northern North Atlantic region recorded by synchronized lacustrine records in Iceland

Á Geirsdóttir, GH Miller, DJ Larsen… - Quaternary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Two high-sediment-accumulation-rate Icelandic lakes, the glacial lake Hvítárvatn and the
non-glacial lake Haukadalsvatn, contain numerous tephra layers of known age, which …

Widespread occurrence of distinct alkenones from Group I haptophytes in freshwater lakes: Implications for paleotemperature and paleoenvironmental reconstructions

WM Longo, Y Huang, Y Yao, J Zhao, AE Giblin… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alkenones are C 35–C 42 polyunsaturated ketone lipids that are commonly employed to
reconstruct changes in sea surface temperature. However, their use in coastal seas and …

[HTML][HTML] Glacier response to the Little Ice Age during the Neoglacial cooling in Greenland

KH Kjær, AA Bjørk, KK Kjeldsen, ES Hansen… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Northern Hemisphere, an insolation driven Early to Middle Holocene Thermal
Maximum was followed by a Neoglacial cooling that culminated during the Little Ice Age …

Ecological influences on larval chironomid communities in shallow lakes: implications for palaeolimnological interpretations

PG Langdon, ZOE Ruiz, S Wynne, CD Sayer… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
To correctly interpret chironomid faunas for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, it is
essential that we improve our understanding of the relative influence of ecosystem variables …

Midges as quantitative temperature indicator species: Lessons for palaeoecology

G Velle, KP Brodersen, HJB Birks… - The …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Calibration data sets give a unique opportunity to establish patterns of biological existence
and their statistical associations with environmental variables. By use of calibration data …

The distribution and abundance of chironomids in high-latitude Eurasian lakes with respect to temperature and continentality: development and application of new …

AE Self, SJ Brooks, HJB Birks, L Nazarova… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
The large landmass of northern Russia has the potential to influence global climate through
amplification of climate change. Reconstructing climate in this region over millennial …