Selected publications



  • Last, W. M., and J. P. Smol, 2004. An Introduction to Basin Analysis, Coring and Chronological Techniques Used in Paleolimnology. In: W. M. Last and J. P. Smol (eds.), Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Volume 1: Physical, Coring, and Basin Analysis Techniques. Springer, New York, p. 1-7.

  • Glew, J., Smol, J. P., and Last, W. M., 2004. Sediment Core Collection and Extrusion. In: W. M. Last and J. P. Smol (eds.),. Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Volume 1: Basin Analysis, Coring, and Chronological Techniques. Springer, New York, p. 73-107.


  • Last, W. M., and J. P. Smol, 2004. An Introduction to Physical and Geochemical Techniques Used in Paleolimnology In: W. M. Last and J. P. Smol (eds.), Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Volume 2: Physical and Geochemical Techniques. Springer, New York, p. 1-7.

  • Last, W. M., 2004. Textural Analysis of Lake Sediments. In: W. M. Last and J. P. Smol (eds.), Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Volume 2: Physical and Geochemical Techniques. Springer, New York, p. 41-83.

  • Last, W. M., 2004. Mineralogical Analysis of Lake Sediments. In: Last, W. M., and Smol, J. P. (Editors), Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments: Volume 2: Physical and Geochemical Methods. Springer, New York, 143-189.


  • Smol, J. P., H. J. B. Birks and W. M. Last, 2002. Using biology to study long-term environmental change. In Smol, J. P., H. J. B. Birks and W. M. Last (eds), Tracking environmental change using lake sediments. Volume 3: Terrestrial, Algal, and Siliceous Indicators, Springer, New York, p. 1-3.


  • Smol, J. P., H. J. B. Birks and W. M. Last, 2002. Introduction. In Smol, J. P., H. J. B. Birks and W. M. Last (eds.), Tracking environmental change using lake sediments. Volume 4: Zoological Indicators, Springer, New York, p. 1-4.