** KURSSIN NIMI: Lakes in the landscape HYB543 ** OPETTAJA: Jones ** PVM: 14.2.2003 ** KYSYMYKSET: 1.Discuss the origins of dissolved organic carbon in freshwaters. What role does this have in the carbon cycle? 2.How important is atmospheric deposition as a source of chemicals in lakes? 3.What palaeolimnological information is available in lake sediments and what techniques can be used to access that information? Briefly explain why the long-term perspective provided by palaeolimnology is valuable.