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Using DNA archived in lake sediments to reconstruct past ecosystems


Abstract Ecosystems are continuously responding to both natural and anthropogenic environmental change. Lake sediments preserve local and global evidence of these ecological transitions through time. This archived information can yield crucial insights through the reconstruction of past changes over hundreds to many thousands of years. This chapter provides an overview on what lake sedimentary DNA (sedDNA) is, which biological groups can be detected with this novel paleoecological proxy, and the workflow and analytical techniques currently employed in sedDNA research. Finally, the implications of lake sedDNA studies are illustrated through five topics, illustrating how sedDNA can reconstruct lake response to environmental change.
Authors Maïlys Picard ORCID , Jordan Von Eggers University of WyomingORCID , Katie A. Brasell ORCID , Dongsheng Yan ORCID , Jonatan Klaminder ORCID , Inger Greve Alsos ORCID , Cécilia Barouillet ORCID , Yuanyu Cheng ORCID , René Dommain ORCID , Katharina Dulias ORCID , Lucinda Cameron Duxbury ORCID , Mary E. Edwards ORCID , Sandra Garcés Pastor , David J. Harning ORCID , Samuel M. Hudson ORCID , Grayson Huston ORCID , Sevgi Kaynar , Lenka Kurte ORCID , M.R. Leunda ORCID , Mark Louie D. Lopez ORCID , Bárbara Moguel ORCID , Fredrik Olajos , Vilma Pérez ORCID , Aloïs Revéret ORCID , Dilli P. Rijal ORCID , Johan Rydberg , Christoph Schwörer ORCID , Kathleen R. Stoof‐Leichsenring ORCID , Zofia E. Taranu ORCID , Georgia Thomson‐Laing ORCID , Amy Thorpe ORCID , Ralph Tiedemann ORCID , Luis Victoria Nogales , Yucheng Wang ORCID , Susanna A. Wood ORCID , Éric Capo ORCID
Journal Info Elsevier BV | Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
Publication Date 1/1/2024
ISSN Not listed
TypeKeyword Image book-chapter
Open Access closed Closed Access
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-99931-1.00171-9
KeywordsKeyword Image Environmental DNA (Score: 0.598885)