Call number:
M 92.1228
;
AWI G4-92-0444
In:
International Geological Correlation Programme IGCP, 158B
Description / Table of Contents:
This handbook reviews the key palaeoecological methods applied to primarily organic lake and mire deposits. Particular attention is paid to Holocene environmental changes in the temperate zone, but most methods can be applied to older Quaternary deposits and to areas outside the temperate zone. The need for uniform methods of correlating stratigraphical data on a continental scale is emphasized. The first part of the book concentrates on the theoretical background to environmental change, examining relationships between physical and biological environments and how they are affected by changes in climate, hydrology human impact. The research strategy applied to palaeoecological studies of lakes and mires is then considered, introducing the concept of 'reference sites' for stratigraphical correlations. Recommended methods for dealing with these sites are described in subsequent sections. These include sampling and mapping techniques, stratigraphical methods, dating methods, and physical, chemical and biological methods. The numerical treatment of biostratigraphical data is discussed in the final section. The content is based on the work of the International Geological Correlation Programme Project 158B. The book will be a valuable reference work for all those in the field of Quaternary palaeoecology, including ecologists, geologists, geographers and archaeologists.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XXIV, 869 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
Edition:
Repr.
ISBN:
0471906913
Series Statement:
International Geological Correlation Programme IGCP 158B
Classification:
Historical Geology
Language:
English
Note:
Contents: List of contributors. - Preface. - Foreword. - BACKGROUND TO PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES DURING HOLOCENE. - 1. Late-quaternary biotic changes in terrestrial and lacustrine environments, with particular reference to north-west Europe / H. J. B. Birks. - 2. Lake sediments and palaeohydrological studies / J. A. Dearing and I. D. L. Foster. - 3. Hydrological changes in mires / P. D. Moore. - RESEARCH STRATEGY. - 4. Palaeoecological reference areas and reference sites / B. E. Berglund. - 5. Studies on past lake-level fluctuations / G. Digerfeldt. - 6. Palaeoecological studies of mires / B. Aaby. - 7. Palaeoecological studies of terrestrial soils / S. Th. Andersen. - SAMPLING AND MAPPING TECHNIQUES. - 8. Sampling techniques for lakes and bogs / B. Aaby and G. Digerfeldt. - 9. Geological survey mapping / E. Daniel. - 10. Mapping present and past vegetation / N. Malmer and G. Regnéll. - 11. Archaeological survey mapping / L. Larsson. - STRATIGRAPHICAL METHODS. - 12. Characterization of peat and lake deposits / B. Aaby and B. E. Berglund. - 13. Core correlation and total sediment influx / J. A. Dearing. - DATING METHODS. - 14. Radiometric dating / I. U. Olsson. - 15. Palaeomagnetic dating / R. Thompson. - 16. Tephrochronology / Th. Einarsson. - 17. Annually laminated lake sediments / M. Saarnisto. - 18. Dendrochronology applied to mire environments / A. V. Munaut. - 19. Dendrochronology applied in mountain regions / W. Bircher. - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL METHODS. - 20. Stable oxygen and carbon isotope analyses / U. Siegenthaler and U. Eichler. - 21. Chemical analysis / L. Bengtsson and M. Enell. - BIOLOGICAL METHODS. - 22. Pollen analysis and pollen diagrams / B. E. Berglund and M. Ralska-Jasiewiczowa. - 23. Charred particle analysis / K. Tolonen. - 24. Application of fungal and algal remains and other microfossils in palynological analyses / B. van Geel. - 25. Blue-green algae, green algae and chrysophyceae in sediments / G. Cronberg. - 26. Diatom analysis / R. W. Battarbee. - 27. Analysis of fossil fruits and seeds / K. Wasylikowa. - 28. Analysis of vegetative plant macrofossils / G. Grosse-Brauckmann. - 29. Wood and charcoal analysis / W. Schoch. - 30. Bryophyte analysis. - J. H. Dickson. - 31. Rhizopod analysis / K. Tolonen. - 32. Cladocera analysis / D. G. Frey. - 33. Ostracod analysis / H. Löffler. - 34. Coleotera analysis / G. R. Coope. - 35. Chironomid analysis / W. Hofmann. - 36. Mollusca analysis / V. Lozek. - NUMERICAL TREATMENT OF BIOSTRATIGRAPHICAL DATA. - 37. Numerical zonation, comparison and correlation of Quaternary pollen-stratigraphical data / H. J. B. Birks. - 38. Multivariate methods for data analysis / I. C. Prentice. - 39. Forest-composition calibration of pollen data / I. C. Prentice. - 40. Climatic calibration of pollen data : an example and annotated computing instructions / R. Arigo, S. E. Howe and T. Webb, III. - 41. - Climatic calibration of coleopteran data / T. C. Atkinson, K. R. Briffa, G. R. Coope, M. J. Joachim and D. W. Perzy. - Index.
Location:
Upper compact magazine
Location:
AWI Reading room
Branch Library:
GFZ Library
Branch Library:
AWI Library
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