Impact of Holocene climate variability on palaeoproductivity changes recorded in lake sediments

• Applicant: Privatdozentin Sushma Prasad, Ph.D.
• Subject Area: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
• Term: from 2010 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 155487509

The project involves isotope analyses on the organic matter from lake sediments to reconstruct changes in lacustrine productivity, nutrient recycling, and characterising source area changes via δ13C, δ15N, C/N measurements on organic matter. This data, in conjunction with the microfacies and geochemical data generated in IP1 will provide information on causes and mechanisms of past climate changes.

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 1380: Himalaya: Modern and Past Climates (HIMPAC)
• International Connection: India
• Participating Persons: Professor Dr. Nathani Basavaiah; Dr. Birgit Gaye; Dr. Netajirao Ramchandra Phadtare; Dr. Birgit Plessen