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Climate and water temperature have an important influ-ence on the functioning of lake ecosystems. From lim-nological and palaeolimnological studies of lakes, information on biological diversity and climate vari-ability in time and space can be gleaned from physi-cal, chemical and biological indicato...
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| Summary: | Climate and water temperature have an important influ-ence on the functioning of lake ecosystems. From lim-nological and palaeolimnological studies of lakes, information on biological diversity and climate vari-ability in time and space can be gleaned from physi-cal, chemical and biological indicators preserved in the lake sediments. The lakes in southern West Greenland are particularly useful for this purpose – they are numer-ous, diverse and have minimal anthropogenic impact (Anderson & Bennike 1997). Palaeolimnological data are fundamental for understanding the functioning and development of modern lakes and for understanding the causes of climatic change as well as the effect on lake biota. Larvae of the aquatic non-biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) are sensitive indicators of lake-water temperature (Lotter et al. 1999; Olander et al. 1999). As a part of a multi-proxy palaeoecological project |
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