Author:
Smol, J. P. (John P.)
Edition Statement:2nd ed.
Imprint:Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Descriptionviii, 383 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:There is no substitute for water -- How long is long? -- Sediments : an ecosystem's memory -- Retrieving the sedimentary archive and establishing the geochronological clock : collecting and dating sediment cores -- Reading the records stored in sediments : the present is a key to the past -- The paleolimnologist's Rosetta Stone : calibrating indicators to environmental variables using surface sediment training sets -- Acidification : finding the "smoking gun" -- Metals, technological development, and the environment -- Persistent organic pollutants : industrially synthesized chemicals 'hopping' across the planet -- Mercury--'the metal that slipped away' -- Eutrophication : the environmental consequences of over-fertilization -- Erosion : tracking the accelerated movement of material from land to water -- Species invasions, biomanipulations, and extirpations -- Greenhouse gas emissions and a changing atmosphere : tracking the effects of climatic change on water resources -- Ozone depletion, acid rain, and climatic warming : the problems of multiple stressors -- New problems, new challenges -- Paleolimnology : a window on the past, a key to our future.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
