Obtaining sediment core from Windy Lake in British Columbia
This photograph shows scientists obtaining sediment core, which is useful in studying changes in forest composition, the frequency of forest fires, and climate change over the past 10,000 years. Pollen charcoal, and chemistry of lake sediments are used for this work.
| Temporal and geographic description | Windy Lake, British Columbia, Canada. |
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| Keywords | forest composition,forest fire,climate change,lake sediment,sediment core,paleoecology |
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| Pedagogical Use Description | This photo can be used discuss research methods in ecology, particularly how to assess forest ecology and climate change. |
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| Full Name of Primary Author | Daniel Gavin |
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| Primary Author Affiliation | University of Illinois |
| Primary Author email | dgavin@uoregon.edu |
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| Rights | n/a |
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| Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
| Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection | Off |
| Big Data Collection | Off |
| Editors Choice | No |
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| Date Of Record Submission | 2002-10-23 |
| I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use | No |
| Date Of Record Release | 2010-02-16 01:44:08 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2013-04-23 14:02:06 |
| Release Flag | Published |
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