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Introduction to the Application of Palaeoecological Techniques in Estuaries.- Part I Estuaries and their Management.- Estuary Form and Function: Implications for Palaeoecological Studies.- Geology and Sedimentary History of Modern Estuaries.- Palaeoecological Evidence for Variability and Change in Estuaries: Insights for Management.- Part II Coring and Dating of Estuarine Sediments.- Sediment Sampling in Estuaries - Site Selection and Sampling Techniques.- Some Practical Considerations Regarding the Application of 210Pb and 137Cs Dating to Estuarine Sediments.-Radiocarbon Dating in Estuarine Environments.- Part III Techniques for Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions in Estuaries.- Lipid Biomarkers as Organic Geochemical Proxies for the Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Estuarine Environments.- C/N ratios and Carbon Isotope Composition of Organic Matter in Estuarine Environments.- Physical and Chemical Factors to Consider when Studying Historical Contamination and Pollution in Estuaries.- Diatoms as Indicators of Environmental Change in Estuaries.- Dinoflagellate Cysts as Proxies for Holocene Environmental Change in Estuaries: Diversity, Abundance and Morphology.- Applications of Foraminifera, Testate Amoebae and Tintinnids in Estuarine Palaeoecology.- Ostracods as Recorders of Palaeoenvironmental Change in Estuaries.- Application of Molluscan Analyses to the Reconstruction of Past Environmental Conditions in Estuaries.- Corals in Estuarine Environments: Their Response to Environmental Changes and Application in Reconstructing Past Environmental Variability.- Inferring Environmental Change in Estuaries from Plant Macrofossils.- Applications of Pollen Analysis in Estuarine Systems.- Part IV Case Studies.- Palaeo-Environmental Approaches to Reconstructing Sea Level Changes in Estuaries.- Paleoecology Studies in Chesapeake Bay: A Model System for Understanding Interactions between Climate, Anthropogenic Activities and the Environment.- Paleosalinity Changes in the R o de la Plata Estuary and on the Adjacent Uruguayan Continental Shelf over the Past 1,200 Years: An Approach Using Diatoms as a Proxy.- Application of Paleoecology to Ecosystem Restoration: A Case Study from South Florida's Estuaries.- Paleolimnological History of The Coorong: Identifying the Natural Ecological Character of a Ramsar Wetland in Crisis.- Palaeoenvironmental History of the Baltic Sea - One of the Largest Brackish-water Ecosystems in the World