Numerical and statistical methods have rapidly become part of a
palaeolimnologist's tool-kit. They are used to explore and summarise
complex data, reconstruct past environmental variables from fossil
assemblages, and test competing hypotheses about the causes of observed
changes in lake biota through history. This book brings together a wide
array of numerical and statistical techniques currently available for
use in palaeolimnology and other branches of palaeoecology.
Visit http: //extras.springer.com the Springer's Extras website to view
data-sets, figures, software, and R scripts used or mentioned in this
book.