1. Frank Oldfield and his contributions to environmental change research.
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Battarbee, Richard W., Birks, H. John B., Barber, Keith E., Thompson, Roy, Dearing, John A., and Matthews, John A.
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HOLOCENE stratigraphic geology , *ENERGY minerals , *PALYNOLOGY , *SCIENCE & civilization , *CLIMATE change , *ENVIRONMENTAL sciences , *SOIL erosion , *PALEOLIMNOLOGY - Abstract
Frank Oldfield's immense contribution to palaeoenvironmental science is summarized in relation to: pollen analysis, vegetation history and peat stratigraphy; palaeolimnology and 210Pb dating; environmental magnetism, catchment-lake relationships and soil erosional history; multiproxy approaches; PAGES; and editing The Holocene. The tribute includes an introduction to the 14 other papers in this Special Issue, which were inspired in diverse ways by this remarkable scientist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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