Reconstruction of environmental change during the Holocene based on the multiproxy study of sedimentary archives
Date of Award
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Master of Science (Biological Sciences)
School
School of Science
First Supervisor
Paul Lavery
Second Supervisor
Oscar Serrano Gras
Third Supervisor
Tomohiro Kuwae
Abstract
Monitoring-based management is expensive and short scaled. The long-term history recorded in natural archives, which encompass pre-anthropogenic periods, allows deciphering of shifting baselines to define reliable management targets. The research presented in this thesis reconstructs millenary environmental change using novel natural archives and proxies. The results validate glomalin as a new and cost-effective proxy to reconstruct land-use change in colluvial soils, and show the benefits associated with coastal management actions since 1970s to reduce metal/nutrient pollution in a coastal setting. The information gathered improves our understanding of the impacts of global change, and provides crucial insights for improving management.
Access Note
Access to this thesis is embargoed until 2 June 2025.
Recommended Citation
Werner, A. (2022). Reconstruction of environmental change during the Holocene based on the multiproxy study of sedimentary archives. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2544