Eutrophication is a major global concern in lakes, caused by excessive nutrient loadings
(nitrogen and phosphorus) from human activities and likely exacerbated by climate change …

It is now accepted that some human-induced climate change is unavoidable. Potential
impacts on water supply have received much attention, but relatively little is known about the …

ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

Quantitative reconstructions of past environmental conditions (eg, pH) are an important part
of palaeolimnology. Such reconstructions involve three steps:(1) the development of a …

The term eutrophication broadly refers to the enrichment of aquatic systems by inorganic
plant nutrients (Mason, 1991; Wetzel, 2001). Lake eutrophication occurs when nutrient …

The conversion of much of the earth's land surface to agriculture or urban land has had
major effects on nutrient flows from the local to the global scales. Natural ecosystems …

The potential of palaeolimnological methods for establishing reference conditions and
restoration targets for lakes has been recognised for some time, and has received renewed …

The study of Quaternary environmental change is directly applicable to on-going issues of
global conservation. Palaeoecological research techniques provide the tools to address …

DNA can be preserved in marine and freshwater sediments both in bulk sediment and in
intact, viable resting stages. Here, we assess the potential for combined use of ancient …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) producing toxic metabolites are increasingly threatening
environmental and human health worldwide. Unfortunately, long-term process and …