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K. W. Keatings I. Hawkes J. A. Holmes R. J. Flower M. J. Leng R. H. Abu-Zied A. R. Lord 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2007,38(2):261-283
The utility of ostracod-based palaeoenvironmental reconstruction was evaluated using instrumental data for Lake Qarun, Egypt.
The euryhaline ostracod Cyprideis torosa was the only species found in the lake’s recent sediment record. This species is known to tolerate salinity levels and water
solute compositions that may prevent colonisation by other species. Oxygen and carbon isotope ratios of ostracod carbonate
from lake sediments covary with changes in instrumental values for lake level and salinity for the period 1890–1974. δ13C-values correlate negatively with lake water salinity (r
2 = 0.87) and δ18O-values correlate negatively with measured lake level changes (r
2 = 0.41). Other ostracod proxy data provide qualitative information on lake level trends. Fossil assemblage data (juvenile/adult
and valve/carapace ratios and valve preservation) provide information on wave energy. Ecophenotypic variation of C. torosa valves provided some useful palaeolimnological information. Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca ratios in ostracods were not found to reflect
water composition, due to the uncoupling of these ratios with salinity in Lake Qarun. Overall, our results highlight the need
to calibrate ostracod proxy data in modern systems prior to their use for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. 相似文献
2.
Fasong Yuan Yongwei Sheng Tandong Yao Chaojun Fan Junli Li Hui Zhao Yanbin Lei 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2011,46(2):291-307
Stable isotopes (δ18O and δD) are useful tracers for investigating hydrologic and climatic variability on a variety of temporal and spatial scales.
Since the early isotopic studies on mountainous glaciers in the late 1960s, a great deal of information has been generated
on the isotopic composition of rainfall, snow, ice, surface waters, and lake carbonate sediments across the Tibetan Plateau.
However, measurements of δ18O and δD values of lake water are scarce. Here we present a new dataset of δ18O and δD values of lake waters collected from 27 lakes across the plateau during a reconnaissance survey in summer 2009. δ18O and δD values of lake water range from −19.9 to 6.6‰ and from −153 to −16‰, respectively. The average values of δ18O and δD are −6.4 and −72‰, considerably greater than those of precipitation observed in this region. The derived Tibetan
lake water line, δD = 5.2δ18O − 38.9, is significantly different from the global meteoric water line. Most of the lakes, including some freshwater lakes,
contain water with negative values of d-excess (d). There is a negative correlation between d and total dissolved solids (TDS). Each of these findings indicates that evaporation-induced isotopic enrichment prevails
in Tibetan lakes. Moreover, we develop an isotope modeling scheme to calculate E/P ratios for Tibetan lakes, using a combination
of existing isotopic fractionation equations and the Rayleigh distillation model. We use the intersection of the local evaporation
line and GMWL as a first approximation of δ18O and δD values of lake water inputs to infer an E/P ratio for each lake. Our modeling calculations reveal that although variable
from lake to lake, the water budget across the plateau is positive, with an average E/P of 0.52. This is in good agreement
with other observational and model data that show varying degrees of increases in lake size from satellite imagery and significant
decreases in lake salinity in many lakes on the plateau over the last several decades. Together with the new isotopic dataset,
the proposed modeling framework can be used to examine and quantify past changes in a lake’s hydrologic balance from the isotopic
record of downcore carbonate sediments in the region. 相似文献
3.
The geochemistry of ostracode shells and bulk carbonates in a 19-meter sediment core documents at century-scale resolution the evolution of water chemistry in Coldwater Lake, North Dakota, providing a continuous paleohydrologic record of Holocene climate change in the northern Great Plains. A combination of 18O, 13C, Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca in ostracode calcite aided by Sr/Ca in bulk carbonates are used to constrain the paleoclimatic reconstructions. A fresh-water phase in the early Holocene, indicated by the absence of Candona rawsoni and low concentrations of Sr/Ca in bulk carbonate, was followed by a sharp increase in salinity between 10800 and 8900 yr B.P. The climate was predominately dry during the late part of the early Holocene and most of the middle Holocene (8900–5000 yr B.P.), when the lake was very sensitive and recorded a series of dry and wet oscillations. Maximum salinity occurred around 5500 yr B.P. and was followed by a gradual decrease between 5000 and 2400 yr B.P. From 2400 yr B.P. the 18O, Mg/Ca, and Sr/Ca in the ostracodes indicate generally wet conditions interrupted by a series of lesser salinity and temperature oscillations lasting until 600 yr B.P. Ostracode geochemistry indicates that a warm and dry climate returned at about the time of the Little Ice Age (600–150 yr B.P.). Ostracode 13C shows a ong-term increasing trend during the Holocene, which suggests that lake productivity and atmospheric CO2 exchange made greater contributions to the hypolimnetic carbon pool as the lake became shallower with time. 相似文献
4.
We used statistical analyses to determine which subset of 36 environmental variables best explained variations in surface
sediment δ13C and δ15N from 50 lakes in western Ireland that span a human-impact gradient. The factors controlling lake sediment δ13C and δ15N depended on whether organics in the lake sediment were mostly derived from the lake catchment (allochthonous) or from productivity
within the lake (autochthonous). Lake sediments with a dominantly allochthonous organic source (high C:N ratio sediments)
produced δ13C and δ15N measurements similar to values from catchment vegetation. δ13C and δ15N measurements from lake sediments with a dominantly autochthonous organic source (low C:N ratio sediments) were influenced
by fractionation in the lake and catchment leading up to assimilation of carbon and nitrogen by lacustrine biota. δ13C values from lake sediment samples in agricultural catchments were more negative than δ13C values from lake sediment samples in non-impacted, bogland catchments. Hypolimnetic oxygen concentrations and methane production
had a greater influence on δ13C values than fractionation due to algal productivity. δ15N from lake sediment samples in agricultural catchments were more positive than δ15N in non-impacted bogland catchments. Lower δ15N values from non-impacted lake catchments reflected δ15N values of catchment vegetation, while higher δ15N values in agricultural catchments reflected the high δ15N values of cattle manure and inorganic fertilisers. The influence of changing nitrogen sources and lake/catchment fractionation
processes were more important than early diagenesis for lake sediment δ15N values in this dataset. The results from this study suggest a possible influence of bound inorganic nitrogen on the bulk
sediment δ15N values. We recommend using a suitable method to control for bound inorganic nitrogen in lake sediments, especially when
working with clay-rich sediments. This study confirms the usefulness of δ13C and δ15N from bulk lake sediments, as long as we are mindful of the multiple factors that can influence these values. This study
also highlights how stable isotope datasets from lake surface sediments can complement site-specific isotope source/process
studies and help identify key processes controlling lake sediment δ13C and δ15N in a study area. 相似文献
5.
Assessment of nutrient sources and paleoproductivity during the past century in Longgan Lake,middle reaches of the Yangtze River,China 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) were determined in combination with stable isotope
ratios of carbon and nitrogen (δ13COrg, δ15N) in a 63 cm sediment core from Longgan Lake, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China. These geochemical
and isotopic records provide a continuous history of lake productivity and trophic state of Longgan Lake since 1890. Variations
of δ13COrg, TOC, TN and TP indicate that primary productivity of Longgan Lake increased continuously during the last century and that
the trophic state of the lake shifted from oligotrophic to mestrotrophic conditions accordingly. Anthropogenic sources of
organic carbon (OC), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) were distinguished from their natural background in the sediments using
mass accumulation rates. Element mass accumulation rates suggested increased human activities in the lake’s catchment since
1950s, were especially the utilization of artificial fertilizers amplified the anthropogenic input of N and P into the lake.
In the course of the improved availability of dissolved nutrients also primary productivity of Longgan Lake increased, resulting
in an increase of the Suess-effect corrected organic carbon isotope ratios. δ15N of bulk sediments show a marked shift towards lower values around 1950 that has been attributed to the input of nitrogen
from chemical fertilizers characterized by relatively depleted isotopic signatures into the lake. 相似文献
6.
Biomarker evidence of macrophyte and plankton community changes in Zeekoevlei,a shallow lake in South Africa 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Supriyo Kumar Das Joyanto Routh Alakendra N. Roychoudhury 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2009,41(3):507-521
Zeekoevlei is the largest freshwater lake in South Africa and has a century-long history of anthropogenic impact that caused
hyper-eutrophic conditions. We used biomarkers (alkanes and pigments), stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N), rates of primary palaeoproduction and total inorganic carbon (TIC) accumulation rates in the lake sediments to investigate
changes in plankton and macrophyte communities in response to anthropogenic activities in this shallow lake. Specific alkanes
(ΣC15,17,19, pristane, phytane and n-C29/n-C17 ratio) and pigment (chlorophyll a, β,β-carotene, echinenone, fucoxanthin and zeaxanthin) concentrations in lake waters indicated the present-day hyper-eutrophic
condition and seasonal fluctuations of cyanobacteria, zooplankton and diatom populations. Eutrophic conditions were initiated
in the lake with the start of recreational activities and construction of a sewage treatment plant in the early 1920s. The
lake transformed from a eutrophic to a hyper-eutrophic waterbody following damming, pondweed eradication and accelerated catchment-derived
nutrient input. The change in lake trophic state was recorded by a sharp decline in the terrestrial to aquatic ratio (TAR)
of specific n-alkanes, low carbon preference index (CPI) and increased δ13C values in the sediment core. In addition, the aquatic macrophyte n-alkane proxy (Paq) values (~1) indicated a slow takeover by floating macrophytes after the eradication of submerged pondweeds in 1951. Elevated
n-alkane (ΣC15,17,19), total alkane and pigment (chlorophyll a, β,β-carotene, zeaxanthin and zeaxanthin to β,β-carotene ratio) concentrations, low δ15N values and low TIC accumulation rates in the upper middle section of the core indicated the beginning of intense cyanobacterial
blooms after the dredging in 1983. Although the cyanobacterial population has decreased in recent years, hyper-eutrophic conditions
are reflected by low CPI <0.04 and TAR <1 values at the top of the sediment core. 相似文献
7.
Biogeochemical records of paleoenvironmental changes in Nainital Lake,Kumaun Himalayas,India 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Preetam Choudhary Joyanto Routh Govind J. Chakrapani Bhishm Kumar 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2009,42(4):571-586
Rapid urbanization and increased tourism around Nainital Lake in the Kumaun Himalayan region in north India has raised concerns
about sediment and water pollution. Lead-210 dated sediment cores from the lake represent ~95 years of accumulation and yield
a mean sedimentation rate of ~4.7 mm year−1. Total organic carbon (TOC), percent N and S and their atomic C/N and C/S ratios, stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S), and specific biomarkers (n-alkanes and pigments) were measured in the core. Organic matter is primarily derived from in-lake algal production and TOC
flux varies from 1.0 to 3.5 g m−2 year−1. Sediments are anoxic (Eh −328 to −187 mV) and have low (0.10–0.30 g m−2 year−1) N, but high (0.37–1.0 g m−2 year−1) S flux. Shifts in δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S suggest in-lake microbial processes dominated by denitrification and sulfate reduction. The sediments are dominated by short-chain
hydrocarbons with low Carbon Preference Index values. The pigments indicate a gradual shift to cyanobacterial domination of
the phytoplankton community in recent years. Despite an increase in external input of nutrients, the trophic state of the
lake has remained largely unchanged, and the perceived human-induced impacts are limited. 相似文献
8.
Yongqiang Xiong Fengchang Wu Jidun Fang Lifang Wang Yun Li Haiqing Liao 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,44(1):217-231
In order to investigate the natural ecosystem of Lake Dianchi and to assess its anthropogenic impacts, a stratigraphic study
of bulk and molecular compositions of organic matter was conducted using a 63-cm long sediment core. The results show that
two apparent environmental changes occurred during the evolution of Lake Dianchi: (1) the first change occurred in the 43–63 cm
sediment depth, and was revealed by the amount and the composition of organic matter in the stage. Natural changes were possibly
major factors responsible for triggering the environmental change, but the influence of human activities could not be excluded.
Subsequently, the lake entered into a relatively stable and oligotrophic stage, which maintained until 20-cm sediment depth.
(2) Eutrophication started in the upper 20 cm depth. Human activities became a major factor influencing environmental changes
in this stage. Vertical profiles of various organic geochemical variables in the upper 20-cm sediments show evidence that
primary productivity of the lake increased progressively and that the lake started eutrophic. Especially in the uppermost
10 cm, notable excursions to less negative δ13Corg and δ15Ntotal and high TOC concentrations have recorded an abrupt change in the lacustrine environment, suggesting that the lake entered
a hypereutrophic stage. In addition, enhancement of αβ-hopanes reflects the contribution of fossil fuels to the lake sediments. 相似文献
9.
Evaluating sedimentary geochemical lake-level tracers
in Walker Lake, Nevada, over the last 200 years 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Walker Lake, a hydrologically closed, saline, alkaline lake located along the western margin of the Great Basin of western
United States, has experienced a 77% reduction in volume and commitment drop in lake level as a result of anthropogenic perturbations
and climatic fluctuations over the last century. The history of lake-level change in Walker Lake has been recorded instrumentally
since 1860. A high-resolution multi-proxy sediment core record from Walker Lake has been generated through analysis of total
inorganic carbon (TIC), total organic carbon (TOC), and oxygen and carbon isotope ratios (δ18O and δ13 C) of both downcore bulk TIC and ostracods over the last 200 yr. This allows us to examine how these sediment indices respond
to actual changes in this lake’s hydrologic balance at interannual to decadal timescales. In Walker Lake sediments, changes
in %TIC, %TOC, and δ13C and δ18O of TIC and ostracods are all associated to varying degrees with changes in the lake’s hydrologic balance, with δ18O of the TIC fraction (δ18OTIC) being the most highly correlated and the most effective hydrologic indicator in this closed-basin lake. The δ18OTIC record from Walker Lake nearly parallels the instrumental lake-level record back to 1860. However, comparison with sporadic
lake-water δ18O and dissolved inorganic carbon δ13C (δ13CDIC) results spanning the last several decades suggests that the isotopic values of downcore carbonate sediments may not be readily
translated into absolute or even relative values of corresponding lake-water δ18O and δ13CDIC. Changes in the lake’s hydrologic balance usually lead to changes in isotopic composition of lake waters and downcore sediments,
but not all the variations in downcore isotopic composition are necessarily caused by hydrologic changes. 相似文献
10.
M. Catherine Eimers Andrew M. Paterson Peter J. Dillon Sherry L. Schiff Brian F. Cumming Roland I. Hall 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2006,35(1):99-109
Stable isotopic compositions and concentrations of total sedimentary sulphur (S) were determined in cores from 6 lakes in
the acid-sensitive Muskoka-Haliburton region of south-central Ontario. The isotopic composition of S in deep sediment (> ~
20 cm) was approximately constant in all lakes, and indicated a pre-industrial δ 34S value between +4.0 and +5.3‰, which is similar to current bulk deposition. Similarly, total S concentrations in deep sediment
were relatively low (1.9–5 mg S g−1 dwt) and approximately constant with depth within cores. All lakes exhibited up-core increases in total S and decreases in
δ 34S at a depth corresponding to the beginning of industrialization in the Great Lakes region ( ~ 1900), resulting in a generally
reciprocal depth pattern between total S concentration and δ 34S ratios. While initial shifts in total S and δ 34S were likely due to enhanced SO4 reduction of newly available anthropogenic SO4, both the magnitude and pattern of up-core S enrichment and shifts in δ 34S varied greatly among lakes, and did not match changes in S deposition post 1900. Differences between lakes in total S and
δ 34S were not related to any single hydrologic (e.g., residence time) or physical (e.g., catchment-area-to-lake area ratio) lake
characteristic. This work indicates that sediment cores do not provide consistent records of changes in post-industrial S
deposition in this region, likely due to redox-related mobility of S in upper sediment. 相似文献
11.
P. Anadón R. Utrilla A. Vázquez M. Martín-Rubio J. Rodriguez-Lázaro F. Robles 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2008,39(3):399-419
Stable isotopes and trace-element content of calcite ostracod valves and aragonite mollusc shells from the Pliocene lacustrine
succession of Villarroya allow depicting the geochemical record of environmental changes and to compare our data to the paleoenvironmental
reconstruction obtained from other proxies. The lower sequences (A and B) are characterized by relatively high isotopic and
Me/Ca values in the biogenic carbonates. The recorded large variations of δ18O in these carbonates mainly reflect variations in the δ18Ow due to precipitation–evaporation processes and, to a lesser extent, variations in temperature of calcification. The δ13C data inform about changes in DIC although they are probably biased by the vital effects of the studied taxa. Minor and trace
element contents in ostracod (Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca) and mollusc shells (Sr/Ca) are mainly linked to the Me/Ca of the lake water (Me/Caw), and to a lesser extent to temperature and to uptake kinetic effects. Several possible mechanisms may make the Me/Caw to vary: long periods of Ca-carbonate (calcite, aragonite) deposition after charophyte development, and different inputs
for Ca and Mg to the lake due to changes in drainage area configurations through time, including the changes in saline inputs
(Na-Cl type) to the lake. The stable isotopes and the calculated Sr/Caw and Mg/Caw from sequence C display lower values than those from sequences A and B. The isotopic values from biogenic carbonates of unit
C indicate isotopically diluted waters in a hydrologically open lacustrine environment. Distinct δ13C and δ18O plots for molluscs from unit C reflect the different biotopes and metabolism type. For several intervals of the Villarroya
succession there is no direct relationships among: (i) salinity changes inferred from invertebrate paleoecology, (ii) paleoenvironmental
slices based on isotopic signatures and Me/Caw calculations (from biogenic carbonate geochemistry) and (iii) climate in the hinterland deduced from pollen data. Lakes where
geochemical behaviour is constrained by sporadic saline inputs and/or relative depletion in Ca due to long periods of Ca-carbonate
precipitation or biomineralization, like the Pliocene Villarroya lake was, do not show clear correlation patterns between
geochemical signals and climate proxies. In these lakes only major environmental trends display unambiguous geochemical signatures,
and only some main shifts in the geochemical signature profiles may be correlated with significant global and/or regional
environmental changes that have been reported from other paleoenvironmental records.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
12.
Joyanto Routh Philip A. Meyers Tomas Hjorth Mark Baskaran Rolf Hallberg 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2007,37(4):529-545
Geochemical properties of sediments deposited in Lake Middle Marviken over the last 185 years record the impacts of a succession
of environmental changes that have occurred in the watershed. Clear-cutting of forests for wood and charcoal and extensive
water harnessing to support the local iron mills from 1897 to 1957 is recorded by low C/N ratios, high black carbon, and low
TOC and Ntotal accumulation rates. Larger δ13C and δ15N values in sediments deposited during this period imply higher productivity. Fluctuations in Ntotal and Ptotal accumulation rates show that the lake chemistry has varied between P or N-depleted systems that affected the δ15N values. Organic matter in the sediments is predominantly immature terrestrial material. Furthermore, hydrocarbon CPI, TAR,
and Paq values conform with the observed geochemical trends, variations in organic matter sources, and changes in the watershed.
Accumulation rates of Cd, Pb, Zn, and S remained mostly unchanged throughout the period of mining, but an increase from 1957
to 1980 is most likely associated with air-borne industrial and fossil fuel emissions from regional urbanization. In situ
microbial processes, such as iron and manganese reduction, also appear to be important in carbon cycling and in affecting
the sediment and water chemistry of this lake. 相似文献
13.
Isabela C. Torres Patrick W. Inglett Mark Brenner William F. Kenney K. Ramesh Reddy 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2012,47(4):693-706
Lake sediments contain archives of past environmental conditions in and around water bodies and stable isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) of sediment cores have been used to infer past environmental changes in aquatic ecosystems. In this study, we analyzed
organic matter (OM), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and δ13C and δ15N values in sediment cores from three subtropical lakes that span a broad range of trophic state. Our principal objectives
were to: (1) evaluate whether nutrient concentrations and stable isotope values in surface deposits reflect modern trophic
state conditions in the lakes, and (2) assess whether stratigraphic changes in the measured variables yield information about
shifts in trophic status through time, or alternatively, diagenetic changes in sediment OM. Three Florida (USA) lakes of very
different trophic status were selected for this study. Results showed that both δ13C and δ15N values in surface sediments of the oligo-mesotrophic lake were relatively low compared to values in surface sediments of
the other lakes, and were progressively lower with depth in the sediment core. Sediments of the eutrophic lake had δ13C values that declined upcore, whereas δ15N values increased toward the sediment surface. The eutrophic lake displayed δ13C values intermediate between those in the oligo-mesotrophic and hypereutrophic lakes. Sediments of the hypereutrophic lake
had relatively higher δ13C and δ15N values. In general, we found greater δ13C and δ15N values with increasing lake trophic state. 相似文献
14.
Lacustrine ostracodes as stable isotope recorders of late-glacial and Holocene environmental dynamics and climate 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Antje Schwalb 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2003,29(3):265-351
Oxygen- and carbon-isotopic signatures of benthic ostracodes from lake sediments from climate sensitive regions in the Alpine region, Central Europe, the north-central USA, the Chilean Altiplano and Patagonia, Argentina, are used to characterize lake system processes and to reconstruct climate patterns of the past 16,000 years. The case studies provide examples that highlight different aspects of the broad application of isotope stratigraphies, and provide keys for the interpretation of complex lacustrine records.The integration of stable-isotope stratigraphy, sedimentology, and ecological information from ostracode assemblages is a new tool that acquires climate information from the indirect views of climate series provided by lake sediments. This tool (1) identifies lake system characteristics, (2) confines which isotopic signatures are controlled by which processes in the lake system and/or in the catchment, and (3) defines which signatures are ultimately controlled by climate change. If sudden shifts in the isotopic composition occur concomitantly with changes between sedimentological units, then the isotopes reflect first of all changes in catchment hydrology that may be ultimately controlled by climate. Also, if ostracode 18O and 13C values show the same timing and direction of shifts, then this indicates a major change in the hydrological budget of the lake.The case studies presented here show that coupled isotopic signatures may be used to track hydrological changes related to meltwater and deglaciation, shifting rivers and ground water sources, and changes in precipitation mechanisms and patterns. Values of 18O from large lakes with short water residence time, low evaporation rates and homothermic bottom waters provide records of past temperatures of precipitation. The 13C values reflect changes in the ratio of C3:C4 plants in the catchment. They indicate shifts in modes of organic decay in the surface sediments that can be linked to a change in hydrodynamics within a lake. The 13C values also allow detection of the input of volcanically charged ground waters providing large quantities of 14C-free CO2 that hinders accurate 14C chronology. General climate trends for the sites in the Americas indicate a dry mid-Holocene punctuated by moist spells, and show a general increase in moisture during the past approximately 4000 years, interrupted by recurring droughts. This hints at an interhemispheric connection and a common driving mechanism.Environmental isotopes from high-resolution lake sediments thus provide an ideal tool to identify and characterize the regional impact and magnitude of global climate change. This tool contributes to a better understanding of regional climate change and its driving mechanisms and thus provides the type of information needed to improve climate models. Environmental isotopes provide more information than just moisture balance and airmass history if they are integrated with the detailed sedimentological and ostracode ecological evidence, and understanding for the component system. Thus environmental isotopes serve to a better understanding of the climate signal archived in lake records and represent an essential contribution to Global Change research and Earth System Science. 相似文献
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Environmental Changes at the Desert Margin: An Assessment of Recent Paleolimnological Records in Lake Qarun, Middle Egypt 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
R. J. Flower C Stickley N. L. Rose S Peglar A. A. Fathi P. G. Appleby 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2006,35(1):1-24
Lake Qarun has been profoundly affected by a combination of human activities and climatic changes during the past 5000 years.
Instrumental records available for the 20th century show that during most of this period both lake water level and salinity increased and that by the late 1980s lake water salinity was approximately that of seawater.
Sediment cores (c. 1 m long) were collected from this shallow (Zmax 8.4 m) saline lake in 1998 and the master core (QARU1) was used to examine the potential of paleolimnology for reconstructing
the recent environmental history of the site. According to 137Cs and 210Pb radio-assay, the recent sediment accumulation rate in QARU1 was around 5 mm year−1 during the latter half of the 20th century but radionuclide levels were low. Spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCPs) were
present in the upper c. 30 cm of QARU1 and indicates contamination by low level particulate pollution, probably beginning
around 1950. The record of exotic pollen (Casuarina) indicated that sediment at 51–52 cm depth dated to around 1930. Otherwise the pollen spectra indicated a strongly disturbed
landscape with high ruderals and increased tree planting particularly since c. 1950. Diatom records were strongly affected
by taphonomic processes including reworking and differential preservation but typical marine diatoms increased after the 1920s.
Instrumental records show that the lake became more saline at this time. Freshwater taxa were present at approximately similar
abundances throughout the core. This distribution probably reflected a combination of processes. Reworking of ancient freshwater
diatomites is one likely source for freshwater diatoms in QARU1 but some taxa must also be contributed via the freshwater
inflows. Overall, the diatom stratigraphy indicated increasingly salinity since the 1920s but provided no firm evidence of
lake eutrophication. Diatom inferred salinity reconstructions were in only partial agreement with instrumental records but
inferred for the lower section of the core (pre 20th century to the 1960s) accord with measured water salinity values. Surficial
sediments of Lake Qarun contain environmental change records for the 20th century period but high sediment accumulation rate
and pollen reflect the high degree of human disturbance in the region. Because of poor preservation and evidence of reworking,
the relationships between diatom records and past water quality changes require careful interpretation, especially in the
upper section of the core. Nevertheless, early to mid 20th century measurements of increasing lake water salinity are well
supported by sediment records, a change that is probably linked to ingress of saline ground water 相似文献
16.
Supriyo Kumar Das Joyanto Routh Alakendra N. Roychoudhury J. Val Klump 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2008,39(3):349-360
We used elemental carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and hydrogen ratios (C/N, N/P and H/C) with total organic carbon (TOC) and
total phosphorus (TP) as well as stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) to investigate the source and depositional conditions of organic matter in sediments from Zeekoevlei, the largest freshwater
lake in South Africa. Typical C/N (10–12), H/C ratios (≥1.7) and δ13Corganic values (−22 to −19‰) together with the increase in TOC concentration indicate elevated primary productivity in lower middle
(18–22 cm) and top (0–8 cm) sections of the sediment cores. Seepage of nutrients from a nearby waste water treatment plant,
rapid urbanization and heavily fertilized farming in the catchments are responsible for the increased productivity. Consistent
with this, measured δ15Norganic values (∼11‰) indicate increased raw sewage input towards the top-section of the core. Although cyanobacterial blooms are
evident from the low δ15N values (∼3‰) in mid-section of the core, they did not outnumber the phytoplankton population. Low N/P ratio (∼0) and high
TP (100–2,200 mg l−1) support cyanobacterial growth under N limited condition, and insignificant input of macrophytes towards the organic matter
pool. Dredging in 1983, caused sub-aerial exposure of the suspended and surface sediments, and affected organic matter preservation
in the upper mid-section (12–14 cm) of the core. 相似文献
17.
Aaron F. Diefendorf William P. Patterson Chris Holmden Henry T. Mullins 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2008,39(1):101-115
A 7.6-m lake sediment core from a marl lake, Lough Inchiquin, records variation in landscape evolution from 16,800 cal yrs
B.P. to 5,540 cal yrs B.P. We observe significant variations (up to 12‰) in δ
13Corg and δ
13Ccalcite values that are interpreted to reflect secular changes in lake water δ
13CDIC values that result from a regional landscape transition from barren limestone bedrock to a forested ecosystem. Lake water
δ
13CDIC values are therefore influenced by two isotopically distinct sources of carbon: terrestrial organic material (−27.1 to −31.2‰VPDB)
via oxidized soil organic matter and weathered limestone bedrock (+3.4‰VPDB). Isotope excursions in lacustrine sediment records
are forced not only by changes in productivity but also by changes in the terrestrial environment. This has profound implications
for the interpretation of paleoclimate records derived from lacustrine sediment and suggests that selection of appropriate
lakes can provide records of terrestrial change where other related records are not available. 相似文献
18.
Liseth Pérez Peter Frenzel Mark Brenner Jaime Escobar Philipp Hoelzmann Burkhard Scharf Antje Schwalb 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2011,46(1):59-74
We inferred late Pleistocene and early Holocene (24–10 ka BP) environmental conditions in and around Lago Petén Itzá, Guatemala
from ostracode remains in the lake sediments. Multivariate statistics were run on autecological information for 29 extant
ostracode species collected in 63 aquatic ecosystems on the Yucatán Peninsula along a steep, increasing NW–S precipitation
gradient and across a large altitudinal range. Conductivity and water depth are the most important factors that shape ostracode
communities. Transfer functions were developed and applied to fossil ostracode assemblages in a ~76-m sediment core (PI-6,
~85 ka) taken in 71 m of water from Lago Petén Itzá, to infer past shifts in conductivity and water level. Results suggest
climate was cold and wet during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Alternating dry and wet conditions characterized the deglacial.
Early Holocene climate was warmer and wetter. The LGM was characterized by low ostracode species richness (4 spp.) and abundance
(<940 valves g−1), dominance of benthic over nektobenthic taxa, abundant Physocypria globula, conductivity as low as 190 μS cm−1, and clay-rich sediments with relatively high total organic carbon and low C/N ratios (<14), suggesting relatively deeper
water at the core site associated with abundant precipitation. Greatest water depth at the core site during the LGM occurred
late in the period and was ~50 m. The deglacial was characterized by drier conditions, higher ostracode species richness (6
spp.) and abundances up to 18,115 valves g−1, dominance of nektobenthic species, and presence of shallow-water and littoral-zone indicators such as Heterocypris punctata and Strandesia intrepida, conductivity up to 550 μS cm−1, C/N ratios as high as 37, and gypsum deposition. Lowest inferred lake depth at the core site during the deglacial was ~20 m.
The early Holocene was characterized by high numbers of ostracode remains, up to 25,500 valves g−1, and the presence of L. opesta and P. globula. Cytheridella ilosvayi was absent from late Pleistocene sediments, suggesting it colonized northern Central America during the Holocene. 相似文献
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Katherine Griffiths Neal Michelutti Jules M. Blais Lynda E. Kimpe John P. Smol 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,44(2):405-412
The mass transport of nutrients by migratory animals can markedly alter the biogeochemistry and ecology of recipient ecosystems,
particularly in nutrient-poor regions such as the Arctic. However, the role of biovectors in the global cycling of nutrients
is often overlooked. Here we investigate nitrogen dynamics in two seabird-affected ponds in the Canadian High Arctic. The
ponds lie at the base of a large seabird colony and have been greatly enriched in nutrients due to the input of guano and
other wastes. Using sediment cores that span the last ~200 years, we measured stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ15N) in bulk sediments as well from the subfossil remains of chironomid (Diptera) head capsules and Daphnia ephippia. The bulk-sediment samples from our seabird-affected ponds had elevated δ15N values relative to seabird-free sites elsewhere in the Arctic. In general, the chironomid δ15N profiles roughly paralleled those of bulk sediments in both study ponds, while the Daphnia profile remained relatively stable in contrast to the considerable variation recorded in the bulk sediments and chironomids.
Interestingly, no apparent pattern emerged among δ15N values recorded in the bulk sediments, chironomids, and Daphnia between the two study ponds. The stability recorded in the δ15N profiles from bulk sediments relative to the more variable invertebrate profiles point towards the complexity of nitrogen
uptake by chironomids and Daphnia at these sites. These data suggest that the bulk sediments are integrating the different fractions of the overall δ15N pool and thus may be most appropriate for reconstructing overall trends in lake trophic status. 相似文献
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Wu Jinglu Huang Chengmin Zeng Haiao Gerhard H. Schleser Rick Battarbee 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2007,38(1):13-23
Environmental change in Lake Taihu and its catchment since the early to middle part of the twentieth century has left a clear
geochemical record in the lake sediments. The human activities in the lake and its catchment responsible for the change include
agriculture, fishery, urbanisation, sewage and industrial waster disposal. Sediment cores were collected from Meilian Bay
of northern Lake Taihu to investigate the record of anthropogenic impacts on the lake’s ecosystem and to assess its natural,
pre-eutrophication baseline state. Two marked stratigraphic sediment units were identified on the basis of total phosphorus
concentration (TP), pigments, total organic carbon (TOC)/total nitrogen (TN), δ13C and δ15N corresponding to stages in the lake history dominated by phytoplankton, and by aquatic macrophytes. Results show that as
TP loading increased from the early 1950s the lake produced sediments with increasing amounts of organic matter derived from
phytoplankton. In the early 1950s, the first evidence for eutrophication at the Meilian Bay site is recorded by an increase
in C/N values and in sediment accumulation rate, but there is little change in phosphorus concentrations, pigments, δ13C and δ15N at this time. After 1990 a more rapid increase in trophic status took place indicated by increased levels of phosphorus,
pigments, δ15N and by decreased δ13C and TOC/TN values in the lake sediments. The first increase in trophic status of the early 1950s results mainly from agricultural
development in the catchment. In contrast, the acceleration from ca. 1990 originates from the recent development of fisheries
and the urbanisation and industrialisation of the catchment. 相似文献