PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Paleolimnological researches are part of the geochemical characterization of lake sediments and their catchment areas, to determineanthropogenic influence on the mentioned ecosystems and reconstruction of the paleoenvironments, to determinate the climate change and changes caused by human influence during Pleistocene and Holocene. The main goal of paleolimnological researches is to determine the development of dynamic terrestrial ecosystems such is freshwater lakes in karst, peatlands and karst poljes and their response to global changes and increased human influence, primarily those ones under the direct marine influence. The sediment cores allow us a better understanding of previous changes and dynamics of the lakes and this information is used for a brighter view of future changes. The intergation of several proxy indicators (physical characteristics, sedimentary facies, mineral and geochemical composition, palinological analysis, ostracod, diatom, cladocera and chironomide analysis) indicate the reconstruction of sediment deposition in the lakes and its past, including the level of lakes and hydrological changes. During the previous researches we have provided scientific researches of the Vransko Lake sediments on CresPaleolevels research of Vransko Lake on Cres), Vransko Lake near Biograd (Paleolimnoligical research of Vransko Lake near Biograd), Baćina Lakes (Hydrogeological and Paleolimnological Research of Baćina Lakes), lake Veliko on island Mljet, Visovačko Lake (Paleolimnological research in national park Krka - Visovačko Lake).

Vransko Lake on Cres and Research Platform "Q2" for lake sediments sampling.