Merlin Liiv

Tallinn University of Technology — EE

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

8h-index170citations20works2.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research(16), Isotope Analysis in Ecology(5), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies(4), Marine and environmental studies(4), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils(3)

Publications20 total

Exploring reversibility and contrasting patterns in temperature–size relationships across spatial and temporal scales using subfossil chironomids
Oikos·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Trace-metal hyper-enrichment in Tremadocian black shales of the Baltic Palaeobasin linked to transgression and ultra-slow sedimentation rates
Chemical Geology·2025· 1 cited
Subfossil Cladocera as indicators of pH, trophic state and conductivity: Separate and combined effects in hemi boreal freshwater lakes
Ecological Indicators·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Nitrogen and organic carbon isotope record in Tremadocian highly metalliferous black shales from Baltica
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Geology·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Fine clay shuttle as a key mechanism for V hyper-enrichment in shallow water Tremadocian black shale from Baltica
Chemical Geology·2023· 8 cited
Paired carbon isotope chemostratigraphy across the Ordovician–Silurian boundary in central East Baltic: Regional and global signatures
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology·2023· 8 cited
Anthropogenic impact on a seacoast landscape during the last 1300 years in central Latvia, Northeastern Europe
Geoarchaeology·2023· 6 cited
Maardu järve setete orgaanilise aine põhine paleokeskkonna rekonstruktsioon
2021
Metal enrichment in lithologically complex black shales: a case study from the Tremadocian of NE Estonia
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Geology·2021· 5 citedOpen Access
Postglacial flooding and vegetation history on the Ob River terrace, central Western Siberia based on the palaeoecological record from Lake Svetlenkoye
The Holocene·2020· 9 cited
Investigating the impact of anthropogenic land use on a hemiboreal lake ecosystem using carbon/nitrogen ratios and coupled-optical emission spectroscopy
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology·2019· 11 cited
Application of Lake Sediment Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio in Post-Glacial Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
2018· 1 cited
Carbon accumulation rate in a raised bog in Latvia, NE Europe, in relation to climate warming; pp. 247–258
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Geology·2018· 5 citedOpen Access
From microbial eukaryotes to metazoan vertebrates: Wide spectrum paleo‐diversity in sedimentary ancient DNA over the last ~14,500 years
Geobiology·2018· 36 cited
Late glacial and early Holocene climate and environmental changes in the eastern Baltic area inferred from sediment C/N ratio
Journal of Paleolimnology·2018· 16 cited
The n-alkane composition of the Late-glacial lake sediments from eastern Baltic correlates with paleoclimatic episodes
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts·2018
Drastic changes in lake ecosystem development as a consequence of flax retting: a multiproxy palaeolimnological study of Lake Kooraste Linajärv, Estonia
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany·2017· 4 cited
The final meltdown of dead-ice at the Holocene Thermal Maximum (8500–7400 cal. yr BP) in western Latvia, eastern Baltic
The Holocene·2017· 16 cited
Sedimentary carbon forms in relation to climate and phytoplankton biomass in a large, shallow, hard-water boreal lake
Journal of Paleolimnology·2016
Palaeoenvironmental evidence for the impact of the crusades on the local and regional environment of medieval (13th–16th century) northern Latvia, eastern Baltic
The Holocene·2015· 34 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Atko Heinsalu(10), Normunds Stivriņš(9), Siim Veski(9), Tiiu Alliksaar(7), Triin Reitalu(6), Jüri Vassiljev(5), Toivo Kallaste(4), Leeli Amon(3), René Freiberg(3), Ilmar Tõnno(3), Sophie Graul(3), Rutt Hints(3), Heikki Seppä(2), Alex Brown(2), Ansis Blaus(2), Mawo Ndiaye(2), Siim Pajusaar(2), Anneli Poska(2), Veljo Kisand(1), Liisi Talas(1)