The Effects of Paleoclimate on the Lake Environment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 92
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lipid biomarkers; paleoclimate proxies; paleoclimate reconstructions; lake environment; climate change; biogeochemical cycles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lakes are a critical ecocystem on Earth. Covering only ~3% of the global ice-free land area, they hold ~87 % of liquid surface freshwater on Earth. They also provide suitable habitats for many aquatic organisms, and contribute substantially to global biogeochemical cycling, especially carbon cycles. However, the lake environment and ecosystem, and their associated biogeochemical cycling, are extremely sensitive to climate change, such as abrupt warming, heavy precipitation, and severe drought, especially under the anthropogenic forced climate. These lake responses significantly impact water resources, aquatic biodiversity, nutrient cycling, and so on. Lake paleolimnolgy can provide key insights into understanding the effects of paleoclimate on the lake environment, ecosystem, and biogeochemical cycles.
In this Special Issue, we welcome the latest research findings on a wide range of topics related to lake paleolimnolgy. We welcome submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Paleotemperature reconstructions in lake sediment records;
- Paleohydrological reconstructions;
- Paleoecological reconstructions;
- Lake organic biomarkers;
- Use and development of climate proxies in lakes;
- Lake biogeochemical cycling;
- Lake carbon cycles;
- Lake biodiversity and ecosystems,
Dr. Yuan Yao
Dr. Xiangzhong Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- paleotemperature
- paleohydrology
- paleoecology
- biomarkers
- climate proxies
- biogeochemical cycling
- biodiversity
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