Algae have been used for a century in environmental assessments of water bodies and are
now used in countries around the world. This review synthesizes recent advances in the …

Lake sediments constitute natural archives of past environmental changes. Historically,
research has focused mainly on generating regional climate records, but records of human …

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 …

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 …

Assessments of environmental conditions in rivers and streams with diatoms have a long
history, which has resulted in the development of the two basic conceptual and analytical …

Lake sediments contain a variety of organic and inorganic remains that may be used to track
the history of a lake or its catchment. Shells, head-shields, post-abdomens and claws of …

Effective management of aquatic resources requires long-term environmental data.
However, because long-term observations are rarely available, indirect proxy methods must …

Page 1 Diatoms of Low-Alkalinity Lakes in the Northeastern United States A 200 9000 9 KEITH
E. CAMBURN & DONALD F CHARLES THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF …

Although it is common knowledge that Pb concentrations have increased in lake sediments
in the northeastern United States over the last 150 years, the processes responsible have …

The enormity and complexity of problems like environmental degradation and biodiversity
loss have led to the development of indicator species and other surrogate approaches to …