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Walter Finsinger Christian Bigler Urs Krähenbühl André F. Lotter Brigitta Ammann 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2006,36(1):55-67
A short sediment core from Lago Grande di Avigliana (Piedmont, Italy), the second most eutrophied lake in Italy, was analysed
for pollen and diatoms to reconstruct land-use changes and to estimate baseline conditions for total phosphorus (TP) in the
water column. Varve counts on sediment thin-sections and 210Pb, 226Ra, and 137Cs dating provided a reliable chronology for the past ~200 years. The main pollen-inferred land-use changes showed a sharp
decrease of hemp retting around AD 1900, as well as a gradual change to less intensive agriculture and increasing abundance
of exotic plants since AD ~1970. Diatom-inferred TP reconstructions indicated stable TP concentrations until AD ~1950, revealing
baseline mesotrophic conditions (TP <25 μg l−1). After AD ~1950, TP values increased distinctly and continuously, culminating in the late 1960s with concentrations of 150
μg l−1. Subsequently, diatoms implied a linear decrease of TP, with an inferred value of 40 μg l−1 in the surface sediment sample. Comparison with instrumental TP measurements from the water column since AD 1980 showed a
rapid recovery and allowed a direct validation of the diatom TP inference. However, although the TP concentration has decreased
considerably, baseline conditions have not yet been reached. When compared to the limnological effects of sewage discharges
on inferred-TP concentration, our results indicated that agricultural land use played a minor role in the lake’s eutrophication. 相似文献
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The lead pollution history, based on the accumulation rate of total Pb and ratio of stable isotopes (206Pb/207Pb), was studied in the annually laminated sediment of a small lake in Finland (62°20′ N; 25°41′ E). The sediment chronology
based on varve counting provided a unique opportunity to explore and date signals of Pb emissions, including the ancient metallurgical
activities of the Roman Empire at the beginning of the Current Era. Changes in the ratio of stable isotopes gave a pronounced
signal of the atmospheric Pb fallout in AD 32–392, although this was not distinguishable in the accumulation rate of total
Pb, as it was observed in previous work. Calculated accumulations of the ancient pollution Pb were low, the highest values
being 0.2–0.3 mg m2 a−1 in AD 144–392, corresponding 14–21% of the accumulation of total Pb. The accumulation of pollution Pb collapsed in the fifth
century and remained at or close to the background level up to the eleventh century. After this, the accumulation rate of
pollution Pb began to increase and reached 1.2 mg m2 a−1 in AD 1420–1439, corresponding to 44% of the total Pb accumulation. During five centuries, from AD 1420–1895, the average
accumulation of pollution Pb was 2.6 mg m2 a−1, the variation being from 0.8 to 4.8 mg m2 a−1. The accumulation of Pb started to increase exponentially in the early twentieth century, and the highest accumulations of
pollution Pb (11–22 mg m2 a−1, corresponding 50–76% of the annual accumulation of total Pb) were dated to AD 1926–1985. The banning of the use of leaded
fuel has led to a pronounced decrease in the accumulation of pollution Pb since the 1980s, and the present accumulation rate
represents the level that prevailed 80–120 years ago. 相似文献
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Steven J. Balogh Daniel R. Engstrom James E. Almendinger Charlene McDermott Jie Hu Yabing H. Nollet Michael L. Meyer D. Kent Johnson 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2009,41(4):623-639
Sediment cores from Lake Pepin, a natural lake on the Upper Mississippi River, reveal the historical trends in trace metal
use and discharge in the watershed. Lead-210 dated concentration profiles of trace metals (Ag, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, V, Zn)
in sediment cores from throughout the lake generally showed low and stable concentrations prior to settlement (circa 1830),
peak concentrations between 1940 and 1975, and substantial decreases thereafter. Whole-lake sediment accumulation rates increased
greatly over the period of record, from 79,000 metric tons year−1 prior to 1830, to 876,000 metric tons year−1 during the 1990s. Whole-lake accumulation rates of most trace metals peaked in the 1960s but decreased sharply after that.
Sediment and trace metal accumulation rates decreased in the downstream direction, and approximately two-thirds of the sediment
and trace metal mass accumulated in Lake Pepin since 1800 was deposited in the upper 30% (by area) of the lake. The dramatic
declines in trace metal concentrations and accumulation rates in Lake Pepin sediments since 1970 coincide with increased pollution
control and prevention efforts throughout the watershed, including the implementation of secondary treatment at a large municipal
wastewater treatment plant upstream.
This is one of eight papers dedicated to the “Recent Environmental History of the Upper Mississippi River” published in this
special issue of the Journal of Paleolimnology. D.R. Engstrom served as guest editor of the special issue. 相似文献
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Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring Annett Junginger Lydia A. Olaka Ralph Tiedemann Martin H. Trauth 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2011,45(3):353-367
Lake Naivasha, Kenya, is one of a number of freshwater lakes in the East African Rift System. Since the beginning of the twentieth
century, it has experienced greater anthropogenic influence as a result of increasingly intensive farming of coffee, tea,
flowers, and other horticultural crops within its catchment. The water-level history of Lake Naivasha over the past 200 years
was derived from a combination of instrumental records and sediment data. In this study, we analysed diatoms in a lake sediment
core to infer past lacustrine conductivity and total phosphorus concentrations. We also measured total nitrogen and carbon
concentrations in the sediments. Core chronology was established by 210Pb dating and covered a ~186-year history of natural (climatic) and human-induced environmental changes. Three stratigraphic
zones in the core were identified using diatom assemblages. There was a change from littoral/epiphytic diatoms such as Gomphonema gracile and Cymbella muelleri, which occurred during a prolonged dry period from ca. 1820 to 1896 AD, through a transition period, to the present planktonic Aulacoseira sp. that favors nutrient-rich waters. This marked change in the diatom assemblage was caused by climate change, and later
a strong anthropogenic overprint on the lake system. Increases in sediment accumulation rates since 1928, from 0.01 to 0.08 g cm−2 year−1 correlate with an increase in diatom-inferred total phosphorus concentrations since the beginning of the twentieth century.
The increase in phosphorus accumulation suggests increasing eutrophication of freshwater Lake Naivasha. This study identified
two major periods in the lake’s history: (1) the period from 1820 to 1950 AD, during which the lake was affected mainly by
natural climate variations, and (2) the period since 1950, during which the effects of anthropogenic activity overprinted
those of natural climate variation. 相似文献
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Yanhong Wu Enfeng Liu Shuchun Yao Yuxin Zhu Weilan Xia 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,43(2):385-392
Taihu Lake has been recognized as a seriously contaminated waterbody with regard to Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn over the last two decades.
The input of pollutants has increased due to economic and social development and population increase. Seventy percent of the
pollutants in Taihu Lake comes from rivers, with the Yili River being a major source of pollutants. Lakes Xijiu and Dongjiu
are connected to the Yili River and Taihu Lake and are sites where material is preferentially deposited because of hydrodynamic
conditions. Sediment cores were collected from Xijiu Lake (core XJ-1) and Dongjiu Lake (core DJ-5) to investigate anthropogenic
heavy metal contamination. Concentrations of Cu, Pb and Zn gradually increased since the late 1930s, peaked in 1970, and then
dropped slightly. A sudden increase in concentrations of Cu, Pb and Zn occurred in 1991 and peaked again in 1996, then dropped
markedly. Maximum concentration of Cd in core XJ-1 was 21.2 mg kg−1 and mean concentration was 12.1 mg kg−1. In core DJ-5, the maximum and mean concentrations were 6.9 and 5.4 mg kg−1, respectively. Cr showed a pattern of variation different from the other heavy metals, but its concentration also dropped
after peaking in 1996. Enrichment factors and anthropogenic factors revealed that human activities in the catchment played
a key role in the heavy metal contamination. Increases in Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn concentration were caused by industrial development,
particularly from non-ferrous metal smelting industries. The recent drop in Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn concentrations is attributed
to pollution reduction measures instituted by the government. Cr was influenced by both natural and anthropogenic processes. 相似文献
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In this study, we combined grain size and geochemical analyses with radioisotope analysis of lead-210 (210Pb), caesium-137 (137Cs) and radiocarbon (14C) ages to reconstruct the sedimentation history of two urbanised coastal lagoons in south-east Australia. Towradgi and Fairy
Lagoons were both found to exhibit slow initial sedimentation of less than 1 mm year−1 prior to anthropogenic influences. Land clearing in the catchments increased runoff and erosion in the creeks feeding into
the estuaries, and has resulted in progradation of fluvial material into the estuarine systems with a marked increase in sedimentation
to between 2 and 7 mm year−1. The upper 20–50 cm of the sediment column in both lagoons contained elevated concentrations of heavy metals such as Pb,
Cu, Ni and Zn. This pollution trend was found to be consistent with the history of industrialisation and urbanisation in the
region, which expanded rapidly post World War 2. The total metal concentrations were consistent with other urbanised/industrialised
estuaries around the world. Despite the fairly disturbed nature of these coastal lagoons, the use of 210Pb, 137Cs and 14C dating in combination with bulk geochemical analyses allowed detailed reconstruction of sedimentation history. 相似文献
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Piero Guilizzoni Aldo Marchetto Andrea Lami Stefano Gerli Simona Musazzi 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2011,45(4):433-445
We propose a palaeolimnological method for inferring past total phosphorus (TP) concentrations in lake water from spectrophotometrically-measured
sedimentary pigments, particularly total carotenoids (TC). Our approach is based on a highly significant statistical correlation
(P < 0.0001) between pigment concentrations (total carotenoids) in the surface sediment of 28 Italian lakes (subalpine, large,
deep, shallow, volcanic) and TP concentrations measured in these lakes at overturn when the core was collected. A transfer
function was developed from this “training” set, and used to estimate past TP concentrations from pigment concentrations in
sediment cores. The results generally agreed with TP values as measured by long-term water quality monitoring programs. Contrasting
results were obtained by a comparison with diatom-inferred TP. While the diatom model showed a tendency to overestimate TP
values higher than 100 μg l−1, the pigment model correctly estimated TP in lakes when TP was <100 μg l−1, but not when lakes were rich in macrophytes. In fact, lakes with extensive populations of aquatic submersed macrophytes
and epiphytes are outliers in terms of the TC versus TP relationship. The root mean square error of prediction of the pigment
model is lower than those derived from certain diatom—based inference models. The predicted and residual values are not related
to the estimated values and their average is not statistically different from zero. Errors were estimated via a ‘leave-one-out’
re-sampling technique. The proposed method permits rapid and relatively inexpensive determination of reference trophic conditions. 相似文献
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Emiliya P. Kirilova Maarten van Hardenbroek Oliver Heiri Holger Cremer André F. Lotter 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,43(4):829-842
We present a palaeolimnological study encompassing five centuries of trophic-state change of the dike-breach lake De Waay
located on the Rhine-Meuse delta (the Netherlands). Diatom-inferred total phosphorus (TP) concentrations indicate hypertrophic
epilimnetic conditions (>300 μg l−1 TP) since the formation of the lake in the fifteenth century until the end of the eighteenth century. Cladocera data support
the reconstructed trophic state and indicate turbid conditions in lake De Waay during this period. High inferred TP concentrations
as well as the amount of Ti in the sediment reflect numerous flooding events. From the nineteenth century onwards reconstructed
TP concentrations decreased to 40–150 μg l−1 due to improvements in sewage and dike systems that considerably diminished direct river flooding and seepage-derived nutrients.
As a consequence, the increased stability of littoral habitats led to an increased diversity of the Cladocera assemblages.
The most significant decrease in TP concentrations to ~40 μg l−1 occurred between about 1900 and 1930. This mesotrophic phase was a consequence of the isolation of the lake from catchment
drainage and the introduction of a highly elaborate flood control during this period. However, since the mid twentieth century
a eutrophication trend is preserved in the record, likely related to increased agricultural activity in the vicinity of the
lake. Our results emphasize that land-use and trophic-state history must be taken into account when evaluating the ecological
status of lakes for water management and protection actions, especially for lakes in landscapes that are strongly modified
by human action. 相似文献
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Concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Cd), and phosphorous (P) were determined in surface tidal flat sediments
of the Yangtze estuary and Shanghai coast. Results demonstrate that there were significant differences among the accumulation
of the heavy metals in sediments, following the order: Zn > Cu > Cr > Pb > Cd. The spatial distribution and chemical forms
of heavy metals in tidal flat sediments were closely related to the distribution of pollution resources (outlet of sewage)
and the local sedimentary and hydrodynamic conditions. The dominated form of non-residual heavy metals is bound to Fe/Mn oxides,
and the next form is bound to carbonates. Moreover, contents of total P in sediments range from 18.0 μmol.g−1 to 31.4 μmol.g−1 along the coastline, speciation of P in sediments was different, most of P in tidal flat sediments is associated with calcium
phases (as Ca-P) similar to marine sediments. 相似文献
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Charline Giguet-Covex Fabien Arnaud Jérôme Poulenard Dirk Enters Jean-Louis Reyss Laurent Millet Jérome Lazzaroto Olivier Vidal 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,43(1):171-190
Sedimentological, geochemical and particle-size analyses were used to reconstruct the evolution of both trophic state and
hypolimnetic anoxia in Lake Bourget (French Alps) during the last century. Radionuclide dating (210Pb, 137Cs and 241Am) confirmed the annual rhythm of laminations in the upper sediment profile. In Lake Bourget, biochemical varves are triplets
composed of a diatom layer (spring lamina), a bio-precipitated calcite-rich layer (spring/summer lamina), and a layer rich
in organic matter and detrital particles (winter lamina). The onset of eutrophication and the first appearance of an anoxic
facies occurred simultaneously and were dated by laminae counting to AD 1943±1 year. Persistent anoxic conditions began in
AD 1960. Eutrophication is characterised by drastic increases in the flux of biogenic silica (mostly diatoms), lacustrine
organic matter, and larger calcite crystals (15–30 μm). The increase of organic matter also represents a marker of the onset
of anoxic conditions in the hypolimnion. Our results show that eutrophication was the main factor controlling anoxia in the
hypolimnion. This eutrophication was caused mostly by the inflow of untreated sewage effluents, and to a lesser extent, by
input of fertilizer-derived phosphorus during floods of the Rhone River and run-off from the lake catchment. The Rhone River,
however, can also be a source of re-oxygenation via underflows that originate during flood events. Oxygenation of the hypolimnion
is also controlled by low winter temperatures, which enable turnover of the lake. Thus, global warming, associated with a
forecasted reduction in precipitation, might reduce the efficiency of hypolimnetic re-oxygenation in Lake Bourget. 相似文献
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A knowledge of pre-disturbance conditions is important for setting realistic restoration targets for lakes. For European waters
this is now a requirement of the European Council Water Framework Directive where ecological status must be assessed based
on the degree to which present day conditions deviate from reference conditions. Here, we employ palaeolimnological techniques,
principally inferences of total phosphorus from diatom assemblages (DI-TP) and classification of diatom composition data from
the time slice in sediment cores dated to ~1850 AD, to define chemical and ecological reference conditions, respectively,
for a range of UK lake types. The DI-TP results from 169 sites indicate that reference TP values for low alkalinity lakes
are typically <10 μg L−1 and in many cases <5 μg L−1, whilst those for medium and high alkalinity lakes are in the range 10–30 and 20–40 μg L−1, respectively. Within the latter two alkalinity types, the deeper waters (>3 m mean depth) generally had lower reference
TP concentrations than the shallow sites. A small group of shallow marl lakes had concentrations of ~30 μg L−1. Cluster analysis of diatom composition data from 106 lakes where the key pressure of interest was eutrophication identified
three clusters, each associated with particular lake types, suggesting that the typology has ecological relevance, although
poor cross matching of the diatom groups and the lake typology at type boundaries highlights the value of a site-specific
approach to defining reference conditions. Finally the floristic difference between the reference and present day (surface
sample) diatom assemblages of each site was estimated using the squared chord distance dissimilarity coefficient. Only 25
of the 106 lakes experienced insignificant change and the findings indicate that eutrophication has impacted all lake types
with >50% of sites exhibiting significant floristic change. The study illustrates the role of the sediment record in determining
both chemical and ecological reference conditions, and assessing deviation from the latter. Whilst restoration targets may
require modification in the future to account for climate induced alterations, the long temporal perspective offered by palaeolimnology
ensures that such changes are assessed against a sound baseline. 相似文献
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Mark B. Edlund Laura D. Triplett Mark D. Tomasek Kathy Bartilson 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2009,41(4):679-689
Paleolimnological studies show that phosphorus (P) loads to the federally protected St. Croix River, a tributary of the Upper
Mississippi River, have increased about threefold over the last century. Ongoing management efforts to protect and restore
the river hinge on the question of whether the increased nutrient load results from point-source discharges or nonpoint runoff
from agricultural intensification and urban expansion. Here we determine the historical contribution of point source phosphorus
(P) loads to the St. Croix watershed from 1900–2000 A.D. Historical point source loads were estimated based on discharge volumes,
demographics, industrial sources, wastewater technologies, and facility discharge records, where available. Sewering in the
basin began in 1905, and since that time, there have been as many as 169 permitted point source dischargers basinwide, including
municipal, industrial, and agricultural facilities. Early wastewater management typically discharged untreated sewage; technological
advances had secondary treatment in place at most facilities by the 1960s–1970s and much of the municipal population was served
by tertiary treatment by the 1990s. Peak nutrient discharges from point sources occurred in the 1960s–1970s. Detergent phosphorus
bans instituted in the late 1970s for Minnesota and Wisconsin, greater use of land and groundwater effluent disposal, and
improvements in treatment technology brought about decreases in P loads in the 1980s and 1990s. Point-source discharges were
compared to historical total phosphorus loads estimated in a whole-basin phosphorus mass balance to calculate the historical
contribution of point sources, anthropogenic nonpoint sources, and natural or background sources. We estimated 1990s point
source loads at 48 t P yr−1, which represents about 10% of the total phosphorus load (459 t P yr−1, flow-corrected to 412 t P yr−1) to the basin. Without further controls on nutrient inputs to the St. Croix River, annual flow-corrected P loads are projected
to increase to 498 t P yr−1 by the 2020s with point source phosphorus loading contributions at 65 t P yr−1 or 13% of the total load. However, if we exclude background P loads to the St. Croix (166 t P yr−1), recent nutrient loads are primarily from anthropogenic nonpoint sources. Point sources also contribute over 19% of the
current and future phosphorus load that can be attributed to human activities in the watershed. Interstate and federal efforts
to decrease P loading to the St. Croix River by 20% will need to target both point and nonpoint sources.
This is one of eight papers dedicated to the “Recent Environmental History of the Upper Mississippi River” published in this
special issue of the Journal of Paleolimnology. D.R. Engstrom served as guest editor of the special issue. 相似文献
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Yves Couillard Michel Courcelles Antonella Cattaneo Sybille Wunsam 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2004,32(2):149-162
There is an important volume of published information on Lac Dufault (Québec) which describes the history of metal inputs over 70 years and the changes that occurred in the lake as a result of this contamination. We used this abundant source of chronological markers to test the hypothesis that lake sediments can provide true historical records of trace metal loading from metal mining. Sediment cores were obtained from the deepest zone of the lake (19 m). The sediments were dated using 210Pb and 137Cs and they were analyzed for total elemental concentrations (Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, P, Pb, S, Zn). Metal profiles in the sediment core preserved the distinct signatures of different mine exploitations documented in the lake watershed. In particular, the core recorded: the beginning of industrialization in 1926; increasing sedimentation rates associated with perturbations in the lake watershed; the maximum of sediment [Cu] and the contemporary exploitation of ore bodies rich in Cu; the maximum of sediment [Fe] and the contemporary production of pyrite by a mining operation; the low sediment [Cu] and [Zn] in the 1950s and the low contemporary production of these metals by mining operations; the maximum of sediment [Cd] and the contemporary production of Cd by a subsequent mining operation. Anomalies in the distribution of 214Pb activities in sediments reflected the intensity of acid mine drainage (AMD). There is good evidence that the lake resisted acidification from this AMD for the last thirty years. Overall, our results support the thesis that profiles of sedimentary Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Fe levels reflect the past history of metal input to Lac Dufault. 相似文献
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Geochemical stream sediments survey was conducted in the northwestern part of Wadi Allaqi area, Eastern Desert, Egypt. The
area comprises Precambrian metasediments, intermediate metavolcanics, gabbro, and serpentinites, with intrusive masses of
granites and quartz-porphyry and invaded by several quartz veins. The −1.0-mm size fraction is analyzed for As, Cu, S, Mo,
Pb, Zn, Co, Ni, Rb, Ba, Sr, Nb, V, U, Th, Cr, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, and Y. The geochemical survey is supported by heavy minerals
study in the −0.125 + 0.0625-mm fraction. The geochemical data were statistically investigated using Q-mode cluster and R-mode
factor analyses as well as the enrichment factor. Factors 1 (Zr, Nb, Nd, La, and Y), 2 (V, Sr, and Zn), and 4 (Ba and Rb)
are mainly controlled by the lithological characters of the rocks hosting Au-sulfide mineralizations and their accompanied
hydrothermal alteration zones. In the mineralization Factor 3 (Cu, S, As, Ce, and Mo), arsenic, Cu, S, and Mo are direct indicators,
while Ce is indirect one for the Au-sulfide mineralizations. The Cu–S–As–Mo association with Pb and Zn anomalies in the stream
sediments draining the quartz-porphyry point to its porphyry copper mineralization. Cobalt and Ni (Factor 5) are pathfinders
for the Fe- and Cu-sulfides, whereas Zn and Pb of Factor 8 are additional pathfinders for the Au-sulfide mineralizations.
The southern stream sediments having high U/Th ratios with U–Mo association and draining granites traversed by pegmatites,
as well as the stream sediments draining Um Garayat area and the quartz-porphyry stock with high abundance of monazite, zircon,
epidote, sphene, and ilmenite, could signify sources of U and Th (Factor 7). Two watershed areas have distinct enrichment
factors for arsenic suggesting unexplored extensions of Au-sulfide mineralization linked to the Allaqi shear-zone. The enrichment
of the mineralization Factor 3 in the drainage system is mainly controlled by the prevailed mechanical dispersion for the
hosting heavy minerals in such arid region with minor role of hydromorphic dispersion. The chemistry and mineralogy of the
stream sediments are evidently allied to the drained bedrocks and their hosted mineralizations that signify a promising area
for detailed exploration. 相似文献
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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
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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
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Zbyněk Engel Grzegorz Skrzypek Debajyoti Paul Wojciech Drzewicki Daniel Nývlt 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,43(4):609-624
This study presents detailed lithostratigraphy and stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic variations in a 520-cm-long sediment
core from a cirque basin in the Labsky důl Valley, Krkonoše Mountains, Czech Republic. Detailed study of the core reveals
five major periods of sedimentation during the last 7600 years: silt and sand deposition during ~7.6–5.1 ka cal BP, Sphagnum peat accumulation during ~5.1–4.0 ka cal BP, sandy silt and sand during ~4.0–2.8 ka cal BP, raised peat bog during ~2.8–2.0 ka cal
BP (Sphagnum peat), and sedimentation of sandy silt since ~2.0 ka cal BP. The δ13C values of the organic matter in the core vary in the range typical for C3 plants, from −24.35 to −27.68‰, whereas the δ15N values vary from −2.65 to +4.35‰. Core sections having ash contents ≥70% have δ15N > 1‰ and δ13C < −26‰, whereas those having ≤70% ash content have δ15N < 1‰ and δ13C > −26‰. Strong linear correlations are observed between δ13C and δ15N values as well as between C:N ratios and δ15N values in the horizons with ash content >10%, primarily for sand and silt horizons. On the other hand, poor correlations
between δ13C and C:N ratio, as well as δ15N and C:N ratio, were observed in Sphagnum peat layers (45–125 and 185–265 cm). We conclude that the primary stable isotope variations are not preserved in the layers
where significant correlation between δ15N and C:N ratio is observed. The relatively small δ13C variation in the uppermost Sphagnum peat layer suggests stable temperature during ~2.8–2.0 ka cal BP. 相似文献
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Daniel R. Engstrom James E. Almendinger Julie A. Wolin 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2009,41(4):563-588
Long-term changes in sediment and phosphorus loading to the upper Mississippi River were quantified from an array of 25 sediment
cores from Lake Pepin, a large natural impoundment downstream of the Minneapolis-St Paul metropolitan area. Cores were dated
and stratigraphically correlated using 210Pb, 137Cs, 14C, magnetic susceptibility, pollen analysis, and loss-on-ignition. All cores show a dramatic increase in sediment accumulation
beginning with European settlement in 1830. Accumulation rates are highest and show the greatest post-settlement increases
in the upper end of the lake. Present-day sediment-phosphorus concentrations are roughly twice those of pre-settlement times,
and the Fe/Al-bound fraction makes up a greater portion of the total. Diatom assemblages record a marked increase in nutrient
availability over the last 200 years, changing from clear-water benthic forms and mesotrophic planktonic taxa in pre-settlement
times to exclusively planktonic assemblages characteristic of highly eutrophic conditions today. Lake-water total-phosphorus
concentrations, estimated by weighted averaging regression and calibration, increased from 50 to 200 μg l−1 during this period. Sediment loading to Lake Pepin from the Mississippi River has increased by an order of magnitude since
1830. Modern fluxes are about 900,000 metric tons annually, and are more than 80% detrital mineral matter. About 17% of the
lake’s volume in 1830 has been replaced by sediment, and at current accumulation rates the remainder will be filled in another
340 years. Phosphorus accumulation in Lake Pepin sediments has increased 15-fold since 1830, rising from 60 to 900 metric
tons annually. This rise represents a sevenfold increase in phosphorus loading from the Mississippi River coupled with more
efficient retention of phosphorus inflows by bottom sediments. More efficient trapping of phosphorus in Lake Pepin over the
last century resulted from higher rates of sediment burial. The most dramatic changes in nutrient and sediment inputs to Lake
Pepin have occurred since 1940, although gradual increases began shortly following European settlement. Sediment accumulation
rates rose sharply between 1940 and 1970 and then leveled off, while phosphorus inflows record their largest increases after
1970.
This is one of eight papers dedicated to the “Recent Environmental History of the Upper Mississippi River” published in this
special issue of the Journal of Paleolimnology. D. R. Engstrom served as guest editor of the special issue. 相似文献
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Neil L. Rose David Morley Peter G. Appleby Richard W. Battarbee Tiiu Alliksaar Piero Guilizzoni Erik Jeppesen Atte Korhola Jaan-Mati Punning 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2011,45(4):447-468
Sediment accumulation rate (SAR) is an important physical parameter in all lakes and increases have been observed in many
over the last c.100 years. This has been ascribed to changes in land-use and land-management causing accelerated catchment
soil erosion and an increase in autochthonous organic matter production. The EU Water Framework Directive requires that assessment
of biological, hydromorphological and chemical elements of water quality should be based on the degree to which present day
conditions deviate from those expected in the absence of significant anthropogenic influence, termed reference conditions.
Currently however, the reference condition for sediment accumulation rate for lakes of different types is undefined. To improve
our understanding of the controls on SARs we compiled SAR and lake typology data for 207 European lakes derived from 210Pb dated cores to assess how rates have changed through time (in 25 year classes) both overall and for lakes of different
types. Seventy-one percent of these sediment cores showed surface SARs higher than “basal” (mainly nineteenth century) rates,
11% showed no change while 18% showed a decline. Lakes were then classified into lake-types using four variables: alkalinity
(3 classes), altitude (3 classes), maximum depth (2 classes) and lake area (2 classes). This generated a possible 36 lake
classes of which 25 were represented in the dataset. Nine lake-types contained >10 lakes. Little change in SAR occurred prior
to 1900 and most increases occurred in more recent periods, in particular 1950–1975 and post-1975. This indicates a general
acceleration in SAR in European lakes during the second half of the twentieth century. Reference SARs were estimated for six
lake-types with the highest number of sites. European mountain lakes had the lowest reference SAR (0.005 ± 0.003 g cm−2 yr−1) while lowland, high alkalinity sites had the highest (0.03–0.04 g cm−2 yr−1). SARs for other lake-types ranged between 0.012 and 0.024 g cm−2 yr−1. Using the mountain lake-type as an example, the 1850 reference SAR appears to show good agreement with available data for
lakes beyond Europe indicating these values may be more broadly applicable. Contemporary SARs in lakes of all classes showed
exceedence over their defined reference SAR. This may be partly due to diagenetic processes. Greatest exceedences were found
in shallow, low altitude lakes and these are considered to be the ones under the greatest threat from continued elevation
of SAR. It is considered that climate change may play a progressively more important role in driving SAR in the future. 相似文献