The Relationship of Climate to Sedimentation Rates in Lakes and Ponds in Yellowstone National Park

Abstract

The problem posed concerns the relative importance of climate, fire, hillslope erosion induced by overgrazing, and nutrient enrichment as recorded in selected lakes in the Northern Range of Yellowstone National Park especially during the last 150 years, when populations of elk are known to have fluctuated greatly, and when slight climatic changes are suggested from other lines of research.