Session: Paleolimnological Records of Climate and Environmental Change (Posters) (Joint 60th Annual Northeastern/59th Annual North-Central Section Meeting

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A CONTINUOUS SEDIMENT RECORD DOCUMENTS THE ONSET AND TERMINATION OF GLACIATION DURING THE LGM AND MIS 4 FROM FISH LAKE, UTAH

GOOD, Ainsley¹, EISENBERGER, Quinn R¹, MESSINA, Samantha Rose¹, JOHNSON, Zenobia¹, WENITSKY, Alaina F¹, KRINER, Emily², SINON, Hailey¹, VORNLOCHER, Jamie R.³ and ABBOTT, Mark⁴, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (2)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, (3)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, 4107 O'Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (4)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, 4107 O'Hara Street, 200 SRCC Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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USING GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS TO RECONSTRUCT THE MOISTURE BALANCE OF A CLOSED LAKE SYSTEM: ~14,000 YEARS OF WATER LEVEL CHANGES AT WALDEN POND

MA, Mingrui¹, MONECKE, Katrin¹, HUBENY, Brad² and VERESH, Renee³, (1)Department of Geosciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481-8203, (2)Geological Sciences, Salem State University, Salem, MA 01970, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970

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POST-GLACIAL AND HOLOCENE WATER-TABLE RECONSTRUCTION OF A WETLAND IN CENTRAL-WESTERN NEW YORK

CURTIN, Tara, LEVINSON, Ava and FINKELSTEIN, David, Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 300 Pulteney St, Geneva, NY 14456

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EXAMINING LATE PLEISTOCENE TO HOLOCENE ECOSYSTEMS IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH LAKE SEDIMENT ORGANIC MATTER CARBON AND NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS

NOVAK, Megan¹, DELGADO RODRIGUEZ, Angelica¹, FINKENBINDER, Matthew¹, FINNEY, Bruce P.², LANE, Timothy³, ADAMSON, Kathryn⁴ and MONTEATH, Alistair⁵, (1)Biology & Earth Systems Sciences, Wilkes University, 84 W South St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, (2)Departments of Biological and Geological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, (3)Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, Building 1671, Room 216, Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, (4)Geography, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, United Kingdom, (5)University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, CANADA

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RECONSTRUCTING PALEOFLOOD FREQUENCY USING HOLOCENE SEDIMENT RECORDS FROM SENECA LAKE, NEW YORK

GOMEZ LAWSON, Juliette, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, MAREK, Kathryn, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI 53706, CURTIN, Tara M., Department of Geoscience, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456 and FINKELSTEIN, David, Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 300 Pulteney St, Geneva, NY 14456

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THE APPLICATION OF THE BRGDGT PALEOTHERMOMETER TO GLACIAL LAKE HITCHCOCK - WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM SEASONALLY RESOLVED VARVED SEDIMENTS?

SICBALDI, Carolyn, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01060 and DE WET, Gregory, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063

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DOWN-CORE BRGDGT BIOMARKER DISTRIBUTIONS FROM KONGRESSVATNET, SVALBARD: A DEEP, ANOXIC, AND MEROMICTIC ARCTIC LAKE

BRAGDON, Sarah¹, DE WET, Gregory¹, CHRISTENSEN, Beth¹, WERNER, Al², ROOF, Steve³ and RETELLE, Michael⁴, (1)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Geology and Geography Department, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, (3)Earth and Environmental Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002, (4)Arctic Geology Department, University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, N 9171, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON BRANCHED GLYCEROL DIALKYL GLYCEROL TETRAETHER (BRGDGT) DISTRIBUTIONS IN KONGRESSVATNET, SVALBARD

CHRISTENSEN, Beth¹, DE WET, Gregory¹, BRAGDON, Sarah¹, WARD, Luce¹, WERNER, Al², ROOF, Steve³ and RETELLE, Michael⁴, (1)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Geology and Geography Department, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, (3)Earth and Environmental Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002, (4)Arctic Geology Department, University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, N 9171, Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Earth and Climate Sciences, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240

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INDUSTRIAL METAL CONTAMINATION RECORDED IN THE REMOTE BURIAL LAKE, ARCTIC ALASKA

JOHNSON, Zenobia¹, SINON, Hailey¹, HART, Sumar², HILLMAN, Aubrey² and ABBOTT, Mark¹, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (2)Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences, University of Albany, Albany, NY 12222

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INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE MUSSELS ON ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS IN CONESUS LAKE

BALCARCZYK, Jacey¹, COLE, Zander¹, SCHIRRMACHER, Kurt¹, SZCZUBLEWSKI, Emily¹, WITTMER, Jacalyn M.¹ and MICHELSON, Andrew V.², (1)Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, (2)Science Department, SUNY Maritime College, 6 Pennyfield Ave., Bronx, NY 10465

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SEDIMENTARY ALGAL PIGMENTS IN LAKES AS AN INDICATOR OF CHANGES IN TROPHIC STATUS

WHEELER, Trinette and ARNOLD, T. Elliott, Earth and Space Sciences, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383

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MICROFOSSILS RECORD THE SUCCESS OF REMEDIATION IN THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES, NY

SZCZUBLEWSKI, Emily¹, BALCARCZYK, Jacey¹, COLE, Zander¹, SCHIRRMACHER, Kurt¹, WITTMER, Jacalyn M.¹ and MICHELSON, Andrew V.², (1)Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, (2)Science Department, SUNY Maritime College, 6 Pennyfield Ave., Bronx, NY 10465

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LATE 20TH CENTURY TO PRESENT RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION IN A SMALL, UPLAND WATERSHED IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT

KNOWLTON, Zak¹, RIVERA, Allison² and OUIMET, William¹, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd U-1045, Storrs Mansfield, CT 06269, (2)Earth Sciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd U-1045, Storrs Mansfield, CT 06269

Joint 60th Annual Northeastern/59th Annual North-Central Section Meeting - 2025

T8. Paleolimnological Records of Climate and Environmental Change (Posters)