Natural transformation of the Romoty paleolake (NE Poland) during the Late Glacial and Holocene based on isotopic, pollen, cladoceran and geochemical data

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作者
Miroslaw-Grabowska, Joanna [1 ]
Zawisza, Edyta [1 ]
Jaskolka, Agata [1 ]
Obremska, Milena [1 ]
机构
[1] Polish Acad Sci, Res Ctr Warsaw, Inst Geol Sci, INGPAN, PL-00818 Warsaw, Poland
关键词
Late Glacial-Holocene; Multi-proxy analysis; Water and trophy level; Human traces; NE Poland; NORTH-EASTERN POLAND; LAKE-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; SKALISKA BASIN; WIGRY LAKE; NORTHEASTERN POLAND; CLIMATIC CHANGES; CENTRAL-EUROPE; YOUNGER DRYAS; VEGETATION; RECORD;
D O I
10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.040
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学];
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0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
"Romoty" is the name of a sediment profile from the overgrown lake located in Elk Lakeland (NE Poland). The sediment core, which is 8.4 m in length, documents the development of the reservoir since the melting of dead ice and formation of the lake basin, i.e., before 13,000 years BP, until it became overgrown with plants. The characteristics of the sediments changed from mineral deposits on the bottom (silty sands) to biogenic deposits consisting of dark olive calcareous detritus gyttja and light calcareous gyttja with increasing carbonate content and to peat in the upper part. Based on the data (chemical, stable isotopes, subfossil Cladocera remains, pollen), we have distinguished three main stages of the evolution of Romoty paleolake. The first stage includes the formation of the lake basin in the Late Glacial and early Holocene (Preboreal). The second stage is characterized by the harmonic, natural development of the Romoty paleolake from the Boreal to Subboreal. This stage coincides with a period of climatic warming, and biogenic sediments accumulated in this reservoir at that time. The third stage concerns the disappearance of the lake in the late Holocene (Subatlantic). The lake conditions declined, and the reservoir completely filled with sediments and has transformed into a mire. The characterization of each stage involves a description of environmental conditions occurring in the Romoty paleolake, particularly the Cladocera community, the chemical composition, the temperature and trophy of the water, the water level, the nature of bottom sediments, and the plants occurring in the reservoir and its surroundings. The lowest water temperature occurred in the Late Glacial and Preboreal periods. Since the Boreal period, gradual warming is observed and is expressed through a positive trend in both delta O-18 and delta C-13 and changes in both Cladocera and plant compositions. The lake was deepest at the beginning of the Holocene as a result of dead ice melting (supply of melt water; lowering of the lake bottom) and/or increased precipitation (change in atmospheric circulation). The water level fell during the Atlantic period. Additionally, the cladoceran and non-pollen palynomorph data indicate low trophy followed by an increase in the mesotrophic state. Human impact was documented only by a low occurrence of pollen grains of Cerealia in the youngest sediments (Subatlantic period), suggesting a low penetration by human groups of the area near the Romoty paleolake. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.
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