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Research | Paleolimnology

PhotoPaleolimnology is the study of lakes of the past. We use paleolimnological approaches to investigate everything from how local watersheds have responded in the recent past to human impacts to patterns of global change. Paleolimnology involves a wide range of approaches to achieving these goals, including the study of sediments, erosional features left by past lakes, fossils, and geophysical data obtained from surveys of lake floors.

Faculty

Andy Cohen - Paleolimnology, Stratigraphy, Paleobiology

Faculty with related interests
Julia Cole - Paleoecology, Paleoclimatology
Owen Davis - Quaternary Paleoecology
Jonathan Overpeck - Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, Climate Dynamics
Jay Quade - Soil Geochemistry
David Dettman - Isotope Geochemistry

 

Facilities, Equipment, and Resources

  • Paleolimnology Laboratory
  • SEM/EDS laboratory (Cambridge 120H Stereoscan)
  • OPTIMAS-based Image Analysis facility
  • Cold core storage facility
  • A wide variety of limnological and coring sampling equipment
  • Processing and analytical equipment for studying fossil aquatic invertebrates and pollen and lacustrine sediments
  • Reference collections for fossil and recent aquatic invertebrates and pollen

Contact Information

Department of Geosciences
Gould-Simpson Building, Rm 330
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 621-4691
Fax: (520) 621-2672


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