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From Saline to Freshwater: The Diversity
of Western Lakes in Space and Time

Edited by Scott W. Starratt and Michael R. Rosen

Beginning with the nineteenth-century territorial sur-
veys, the lakes and lacustrine deposits in what is now
the western United States were recognized for their
economic value to the expanding nation. In the lat-
ter half of the twentieth century, these systems have
been acknowledged as outstanding examples of
Special Paper 536
depositional systems serving as models for energy
From Saline to Freshwater
From Saline to Freshwater exploration and environmental analysis, many with
From Saline to Freshwater
global applications in the twenty- rst century. The
localities presented in this volume extend from
The Diversity of Western Lakes in Space and Time
exposures of the Eocene Green River Formation
in Utah and Florissant Formation in Colorado,
Edited by Scott W. Starratt and Michael R. Rosen
through the Pleistocene and Holocene lakes of
the Great Basin to lakes along the California and
Oregon coast. The chapters explore environ-
mental variability, sedimentary processes, re
history, the impact of lakes on crustal exure,
and abrupt climate events in arid regions,
often through the application of new tools
and proxies.

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