Lacustrine organic matter and the Holocene paleoenvironmental record of Lake Albano (central Italy) |
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Authors: | D Ariztegui C Chondrogianni A Lami P Guilizzoni E Lafargue |
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Institution: | (1) Geologisches Institut, ETH Zentrum, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland;(2) Present address: Institut Forel, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland;(3) Institut Français du Pétrol, Rueil-Mailmaison, France |
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Abstract: | A combined bulk and detailed geochemical study of the sedimentary organic matter in Lake Albano, central Italy, provides critical data to track the response of this aquatic system to the environmental changes of variable amplitude that occurred during the Holocene. RockEval pyrolysis of this predominantly laminated, organic carbonrich sedimentary sequence shows changes in hydrogen and oxygen indices that are related to variations in the dominance of the primary producers. These variations are further confirmed by the pigments and the carbon isotopic composition of bulk organic matter showing that cyanobacteria dominated the lake waters during the early and late Holocene whereas diatoms have been the main producers during the middle Holocene. Sharp decreases in productivity, 2–3 centuries long, are identified at ca. 8.2, 6.4 and 3.8 ka. B.P. Changes in temperature and/or effective moisture are suggested as the most probable causes, although human impact cannot be ruled out for the latest part of the Holocene. |
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