The book "Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments" is a comprehensive reference work that focuses on paleolimnology, a science that studies environmental and ecological changes through the analysis of sediment cores from lakes. It is the fourth volume in the series "Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research" and provides a detailed compilation of methods and techniques that can be used to investigate long-term environmental changes. The authors, including John P. Smol, H.J. Birks, and William M. Last, aim to offer valuable information and practical guidance to both experienced professionals and newcomers in the field of paleolimnology. The book is designed to be useful for specialists from related disciplines such as limnology, archaeology, and geology who are interested in developments in paleolimnology. The topics covered are not limited to lacustrine environments but can also be applied to other aquatic systems.