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Tropical river deltas, and the social-ecological systems they sustain, are changing rapidly due to anthropogenic activity and climatic change. Baseline data to inform sustainable management options for resilient deltas is urgently needed and palaeolimnology (reconstructing past conditions from lake or wetland deposits) can provide crucial long-term perspectives needed to identify drivers and rates of change. We review how palaeolimnology can be a valuable tool for resource managers using three current issues facing tropical delta regions: hydrology and sediment supply, salinisation and nutrient pollution. The unique ability of palaeolimnological methods to untangle multiple stressors is also discussed. We demonstrate how palaeolimnology has been used to understand each of these issues, in other aquatic environments, to be incorporated into policy. Palaeolimnology is a key tool to understanding how anthropogenic influences interact with other environmental stressors, providing policymakers and resource managers with a ‘big picture’ view and possible holistic solutions that can be implemented.
Author(s): Walton RE, Moorhouse HL, Roberts LR, Salgado J, Ladd CJT, Do NT, Panizzo VN, Van PDT, Downes NK, Trinh DA, McGowan S, Taylor S, Henderson ACG
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: The Anthropocene Review
Year: 2023
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 442-462
Print publication date: 01/08/2024
Online publication date: 09/10/2023
Acceptance date: 21/09/2023
Date deposited: 12/10/2023
ISSN (print): 2053-0196
ISSN (electronic): 2053-020X
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/20530196231204334
DOI: 10.1177/20530196231204334
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