Sedimentological and Paleoecological Research Techniques, with Applications to the Environmental History of Loboi Swamp, Kenya

The use of paleolimnological and paleoecological proxies (indicators) has been established to provide important information on past environmental changes inaquatic ecosystems, especially in situations where there is lack of past data, either due to the fact that it was not possible to monitor the focus parameters or because the cost of monitoring was too high to afford at the time. 

Environmental History of Loboi Swamp, Kenya

Precisely, this is the situation in many tropical lake ecosystems, resulting in high scarcity of past and present ecological data. This has mostly been as a result of lack of research funding especially on biological indicators of ecosystem health. In addition the remoteness of some of the sites and lack of research facilities hinder accessibility and sound data collection.The use of the variety of biological and geochemical indicators found preserved in lake sediments have proved vital in reconstruction of past environmental change, and more so past climate patterns. Read More>>>>>>>>>>>