Courtney C, Bailey-Neale K, Damber M, Lapellegerie P, et al. 2025. “How do scientists research surface sediments from Alpine lakes?” at Lake Muragl (2713 m), GR, Switzerland. 2m:02s. [MP4 video format]
Location: Lej Muragl (2713 m asl), GR, Switzerland 11.09.2023
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Putting the sample collection into the context of Environmental Change research projects
Courtney-Mustaphi CJ, Ebner J, Rey F, Wick L, Grudzinska-Elsberga I, Lapellegerie P, Dwileski A, Leuzinger U, Brem H, Heiri O. February 2021. Bohrkernuntersuchungen im Kanton Thurgau. Klima, Mensch und Umwelt im Thurgau (KUMiT) projekt. Forschungsgruppe Geoökologie, Departement Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Basel; Amt für Archäologie Kanton Thurgau, Schweiz. 2m46s. [YouTube]
Courtney-Mustaphi CJ, Goldman N, Ebner J, Rey F, Wick L, Grudzinska-Elsberga I, Lapellegerie P, Dwileski A, Leuzinger U, Brem H, Heiri O. 2022. Lake sediment coring in Switzerland. KUMiT project: Geoecology, University of Basel; Office for Archaeology Canton Thurgau, Switzerland. 2m26s. [YouTube]
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Equipment and References
Glew, J.R., Smol, J.P. and Last, W.M., 2001. Sediment core collection and extrusion. In Tracking environmental change using lake sediments, Volume 1, basin analysis, coring, and chronological techniques (pp. 73-105). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
Pylonex AB (Umea, Sweden). The HTH gravity corer for unconsolidated surface sediments.
Quicksilver Inflatables (Tendy 200).
Renberg, I., Hansson, H. 2008. The HTH sediment corer. J Paleolimnol 40, 655–659.
Verschuren, D., 1993. A lightweight extruder for accurate sectioning of soft‐bottom lake sediment cores in the field. Limnology and Oceanography, 38(8), 1796-1802.
Originally posted 28/11/2025 CCM
