Terminal Classic drought in the northern Maya lowlands inferred from multiple sediment cores in Lake Chichancanab (Mexico)

DA Hodell, M Brenner, JH Curtis - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2005 - Elsevier
We present new density records from sediment cores taken along a depth transect in Lake
Chichancanab, Mexico. The data reveal in great detail the climatic events that comprised the …

Impacts of climate change on the collapse of lowland Maya civilization

PMJ Douglas, AA Demarest, M Brenner… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Paleoclimatologists have discovered abundant evidence that droughts coincided with
collapse of the Lowland Classic Maya civilization, and some argue that climate change …

[HTML][HTML] the Yucatán Peninsula karst aquifer, Mexico

P Bauer-Gottwein, BRN Gondwe, G Charvet… - Hydrogeology …, 2011 - infona.pl
The Yucatán Peninsula karst aquifer is one of the most extensive and spectacular karst
aquifer systems on the planet. This transboundary aquifer system extends over an area of …

Spatial variation of strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in the Maya region: a tool for tracking ancient human migration

DA Hodell, RL Quinn, M Brenner, G Kamenov - Journal of Archaeological …, 2004 - Elsevier
Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) in human bones and teeth have become a useful tool to
study migration and sedentism of individuals from archaeological contexts. Here we …

Climate change on the Yucatan Peninsula during the little ice age

DA Hodell, M Brenner, JH Curtis… - Quaternary …, 2005 - cambridge.org
We studied a 5.1-m sediment core from Aguada X'caamal (20° 36.6′ N, 89° 42.9′ W), a
small sinkhole lake in northwest Yucatan, Mexico. Between 1400 and 1500 AD, oxygen …

Hydro-geochemical assessment of groundwater quality in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

J Mallick, CK Singh, MK AlMesfer, A Kumar, RA Khan… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Saudi Arabia is an arid country with very limited water resources. The absence of surface
water bodies along with erratic rainfall renders groundwater as the most reliable source of …

Quality of groundwater for irrigation in tropical karst environment: The case of Yucatan, Mexico

C Delgado, J Pacheco, A Cabrera, E Batllori… - Agricultural water …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Yucatán Peninsula has the largest reserve of water in Mexico. It is generally believed
that groundwater is of good quality although its agricultural quality has been scarcely …

Quantification of drought during the collapse of the classic Maya civilization

NP Evans, TK Bauska, F Gázquez-Sánchez, M Brenner… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The demise of Lowland Classic Maya civilization during the Terminal Classic Period (~ 800
to 1000 CE) is a well-cited example of how past climate may have affected ancient societies …

Using eDNA to biomonitor the fish community in a tropical oligotrophic lake

M Valdez-Moreno, NV Ivanova, M Elías-Gutiérrez… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an effective approach for detecting vertebrates and plants,
especially in aquatic ecosystems, but prior studies have largely examined eDNA in cool …

Environmental degradation of the Mexican Caribbean reef lagoons

R Velázquez-Ochoa, S Enríquez - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Insufficient attention to the large volumes of wastewater produced by expansive tourism and
urban development in the north of the Mexican Caribbean has increased concerns on the …