LakeCores is a meta-database designed to provide a global inventory of lakes from which sediment cores have been taken.

It provides information on lake name and location, principal characteristics of the lakes (size, altitude, depth etc.) and the key characteristics of the cores (length, age-span etc.). LakeCores also links the core data to publications or reports where the primary analytical details can be found.

We invite anyone with appropriate data to contribute details of their sediment cores to LakeCores and to help build it into a globally comprehensive register, useful not only for palaeo-scientists but also for lake managers concerned with changes in the water quality and biodiversity of lake ecosystems.

If you wish to contribute data off-line or have any questions about LakeCores please contact Rick Battarbee or Victoria Bauer.