Lakes and reservoirs in the sediment delivery system: reconstructing sediment yields.

This paper focuses on watersheds that have been impacted by changes in rural land use. It aims to: (1) provide a brief history of lakes and reservoirs with particular reference to UK river catchments; (2) review the palaeohydrological benefits and pitfalls of using lake sediment sequences to reconstruct the impacts of catchment disturbance and climate change on sediment yield and sources; and (3) synthesize a body of research conducted in the UK on the change in sediment yield, sediment sources and sediment-associated phosphorus transport over the last 100-150 years.