Lakes: a Barcode of Time
- Authors: Rudaya N.A1,2
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Tomsk State University
- Issue: No 12 (2023)
- Pages: 3-15
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0032-874X/article/view/627872
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S0032874X23120013
- ID: 627872
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Abstract
Palaeolimnology is the science that focuses on of ancient natural archives preserved in lake sediments. Lakes accumulate gigabytes of information on the evolution of the natural landscapes of the lake’s catchment area as well as the entire region in which the lake is located. The data contained in these palaeorecords can span millennia or even millions of years for large, long-lived lakes. The lake preserves information about vegetation, climate, geology, aquatic life, and even the people who inhabited its shores. This information creates some kind of a barcode of the time period that we seek to read. Lake palaeoarchives are used to reconstruct past environmental conditions both qualitatively and quantitatively. They are also used in the global climate modeling.
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About the authors
N. A Rudaya
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Tomsk State University
Email: nrudaya@gmail.com
Novosibirsk, Russia; Tomsk, Russia
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