About the talk

Lake sediments act as natural archives, preserving high-resolution records of environmental changes through time. In this talk, I will explain why lakes are excellent indicators of environmental change, how they archive past conditions, and which biological proxies are most commonly used to decode these records. Additionally, I will outline the development of paleolimnological research in Slovakia and highlight key achievements from our research team. This popular-science presentation is designed to be suitable not only for paleolimnologists but also for researchers from other fields interested in environmental change and interdisciplinary approaches.

About the speaker

Ladislav Hamerlík is an aquatic ecologist and paleoecologist. He has published many articles in the field including books on the identification of subfossil Chironomidae of Central America and the Carpathians. Currently he holds a professor position at Matej Bel University, and Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.