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Holocene aquatic ecosystem change in the boreal vegetation zone of northern Finland |
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| Authors: | Minna V?liranta Jan Weckstr?m Susanna Siitonen Heikki Sepp? Jyri Alkio Sari Juutinen Eeva-Stiina Tuittila |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, 00014, Helsinki, Finland 2. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101, Rovaniemi, Finland 3. Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014, Helsinki, Finland 4. Peatland Ecology Group, Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, Helsinki, Finland |
| Abstract: | We studied multiple variables in a sediment core from Lake Kipojärvi, northern Finland, to investigate Holocene ecosystem changes in relation to catchment characteristics and known climate variations. We focused on a forested catchment because previous paleolimnological studies conducted in Fennoscandia focused mainly on subarctic lakes within a range of shifting treeline(s). Data on aquatic macrophytes, diatoms, Cladocera, C:N ratio, organic matter (LOI) and regional vegetation (pollen), revealed a three-phase limnological development. The early Holocene, species-rich, mesotrophic lake was transformed into an oligotrophic, species-poor aquatic ecosystem by the early middle Holocene, ca. 7,500 cal years BP, earlier than has generally been reported. The transition involved considerable changes in aquatic macrophytes. Changes in the Cladocera and diatom communities appear to have been linked to aquatic macrophyte development, which in turn, was probably regulated by catchment development and hydrology, and a consequent decrease in nutrient input from the catchment. During the more humid late Holocene, surface flow from the catchment probably increased, but the lake??s nutrient status remained oligotrophic. Possible reasons for low nutrient concentration in the late Holocene include: 1) slower biogeochemical cycling due to cooler climate, 2) a new hydrologic outlet and associated shorter water-retention times, and 3) accelerated peatland development in the catchment that affected water flow patterns and nutrient cycling. |
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