Lakes

Lakes with sediments suitable for climate change reconstruction are varied in origin, in geographical distribution, in age, and in chemistry. Sedimentary archives provide a rich source of information about the past history of lakes and their catchment areas; here we report climate and palaeoenvironmental information derived from our own studies and from a number of published palaeolimnological studies. No pollen data are included in this report. The work reviews the evidence for past abrupt climatic changes and terrestrial environment changes in the Mediterranean region and perialpine region. A database structure was developed to integrate these data with related information.