ID:
S_163
Lakes as Time's Barcode - Decoding Paleoclimate, Biodiversity and Human Impact
Lead Convener
Natalia Rudaya PaleoData Lab, Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography SB Russian Academy of Science, Russia. nrudaya@gmail.com
Co Convener(s)
Xiaozhong Huang College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, China. xzhuang@lzu.edu.cn
Session Keywords
Lake, Pleoclimate, Biodiversity, Human impact
Commission
PALCOM
Abstract Category
Lakes
Session Description
Lakes are exceptional temporal archives, preserving nature's "barcode" of Quaternary history. Modern paleolimnology leverages cutting-edge methodologies—molecular biomarkers, sedimentary DNA, microfossils, and geochemical tracers—to reconstruct high-resolution records of past climates, vegetation dynamics, biodiversity shifts, and anthropogenic impacts. This session invites multi-proxy studies that decode these sedimentary archives to reveal environmental histories across global ecosystems, emphasizing human-environment interactions and biotic responses to climate change
