O. Volik, F.M.G. McCarthy, D.С. Danesh, M. Drljepan. NON-POLLEN PALYNOMORPHS AS PROXIES OF ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT ON LAKE ECOSYSTEM (CASE OF STUDY LAKE SIMCOE, ONTARIO, CANADA)

A possibility of utilization of non-pollen palynomorphs as proxies of anthropogenic eutrophication of water bodies was studied using palynological analysis of sediments from Lake Simcoe, Southern Ontario, Canada. This paper provides short review of the most common palynomorphs that can be found in cores from Cook’s Bay (Lake Simcoe), and correlation of their concen- tration and water quality changes due to agricultural activities, urbanization and industrialization since first human settlements in the region.