Table of Contents

• Preface
• The Editors
• Aims & Scope of Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Book Series
• Contents of Volumes 1 to 4
• Board of Advisors of Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Book Series
• Safety Considerations and Caution
• Dedication
• List of Contributors
   
• Zoological indicators in lake sediments: an introduction. 1-4
  John P. Smol, H. John B. Birks & William M. Last
   
  • References
• Cladocera and other branchiopod crustaceans. 5-41
  A. Korhola & M. Rautio
   
  • Introduction
  • Cladocera
  • Other crustacean branchiopods
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• Midges: Chironomidae and related Diptera. 43-66
  I. R. Walker
   
  • Introduction
  • Overview of life cycles and ecology
  • Methods
  • Indicator Potential
  • Future Directions
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
• Coleoptera and Trichoptera. 67-80
  S. A. Elias
   
  • Introduction
  • Extraction of insect fossils from sediment
  • Specimen identification
  • Paleoenvironmental interpretation
  • Paleotemperature reconstructions
  • Summary
  • References
• Oribatid mites. 81-104
  T. Solh�y
   
  • Introduction
  • Brief history
  • Outline of methods
  • Indicator potential
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• Bryozoan statoblasts. 105-123
  D. R. Francis
   
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Statoblasts in sedimentary records
  • Indicator potential
  • Conclusions and future directions
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• Ostracoda. 125-151
  J. A. Holmes
   
  • Introduction
  • Biology and taxonomy
  • Ecology
  • Ecological, palaeoecological and geochemical techniques
  • Future directions
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• Freshwater molluscs. 153-171
  B. B. Miller & M. J. S. Tevesz
   
  • Introduction
  • Field methods
  • Laboratory methods
  • Data Interpretation
  • Geochemical approaches
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
• Fish. 173-187
  W. P. Patterson & G. R. Smith
   
  • Introduction
  • Establishing the stratigraphic framework
  • Geomorphology and paleohydrology
  • Otoliths
  • Summary
  • References
• Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations 189-207
• Subject Index