Preface: paleolimnology and lake management

Authors

Andrew M. Paterson, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Dörte Köster, Aegir Environmental Consulting Inc.
Euan D. Reavie, University of Minnesota Duluth
Thomas J. Whitmore, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

SelectedWorks Author Profiles:

Thomas J. Whitmore

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

ISSN

10402381

Abstract

Paterson AM, Köster D, Reavie ED, Whitmore TJ. 2020. Preface: paleolimnology and lake management. Lake Reserv Manage. 36:205–209. Paleolimnology uses information preserved in lake, river, and wetland sediments to understand past environmental conditions. Paleolimnologists access and analyze records of environmental change that have been temporally and spatially integrated over decades to centuries. These data provide a powerful complement to monitoring programs or shorter term studies that are unable to evaluate predisturbance conditions. The present-day environment is a product of the natural geologic setting and past human influences, and environmental stressors affect lakes over long time periods. Consequently, lake managers have recognized the value of paleolimnology for assessing long-term impacts from environmental stressors, and for establishing management baselines or reference conditions. This special issue on paleolimnology and lake management explores 7 examples from lakes across North America that show the value of paleolimnology in providing a long-term perspective on environmental change.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Group [Commercial Publisher]; Taylor and Francis [Imprint]

Recommended Citation

Paterson, Andrew M.; Köster, Dörte; Reavie, Euan D.; and Whitmore, Thomas J., "Preface: paleolimnology and lake management" (2020). USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications. 4146.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fac_publications/4146