Lake sediment-based reconstructions of variations in levels of deposition of atmospheric pollutants from the industrial-scale combustion of fossil fuels and ecosystem response at three remote Irish lake sites
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Barry O'Dwyer, 'Lake sediment-based reconstructions of variations in levels of deposition of atmospheric pollutants from the industrial-scale combustion of fossil fuels and ecosystem response at three remote Irish lake sites', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2009, pp 237Download Item:
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Abstract:
Humans have greatly manipulated the environment over the last 200 years through
processes of industrialisation, urbanisation and agricultural intensification. As a result,
levels of anthropogenic air pollution have increased rapidly, and have been shown to have
detrimental impacts on freshwater ecosystem health. Both the direct (e.g. by altering
ecosystem structure) and indirect effects (e.g. pre-disposing ecosystem to further stressors
such as climate change) of increased levels of emission, atmospheric concentration and
deposition of atmospheric pollutants on freshwater ecosystems have long been
recognised. However, little is known about long-term variations in levels of atmospheric
contamination, and, as a result, it is difficult to determine the relative sensitivities of
differing ecosystems to variations in levels of deposition of atmospheric pollutants.
Author: O'Dwyer, Barry
Advisor:
Taylor, DavidQualification name:
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