Late Quaternary climate history of coastal Antarctic environments: a multi-proxy approach (LAQUAN): final report

• Main Authors: Vyverman, W., Wilmotte, A., Verleyen, E., Schmoker, C., Sabbe, K., Cousin, S., De Groot, L., Waleron, K., Balthasart, P., Taton, A., Lemaire, C.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Bacteria; Climatic changes; Coastal zone; Deglaciation; Fossil diatoms; Glacial geology; Holocene; Ice caps; Palaeolimnology; Pigments; Sea ice; Ultraviolet radiation; Antarctica; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Heart Lake; Larsemann Hills; Prydz Bay; Single Lake; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=109754

Novel biological proxies and inference models were developed to reconstruct past environmental changes in Antarctic ice-free regions. Reference datasets of cyanobacterial sequences, diatoms and pigments were constructed in order to study the present diversity and distribution of biota in benthic mic...