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Changes of Water Level in the Eemian Palaeolake at Imbramowice (SW Poland) Based on Isotopic and Cladoceran Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Joanna Mirosław-Grabowska  and
Michał Gąsiorowski
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Abstract

Isotopic and cladoceran investigations of Eemian (MIS 5e) lake sediments from Imbramowice, SW Poland, allow us to reconstruct the environmental conditions, especially changes of water level and trophic status, during the early and middle Eemian Interglaciation. We analyzed the sediments from 6.5 to 11.0 m depth in a core provided by Mamakowa (1989). The upper 6.5 m had insufficient carbonates and cladoceran contents for analyses. The analyzed section consists of sandy and organic silts at the bottom, followed by gyttja characterized by increasing CaCO3 content. Measured δ18O values oscillate from ca. -9 to -4‰ and δ13C from -3.5 to above + 6‰. Based on stable isotope analyses of carbonates, we define and characterize eight isotopic horizons (Is). We identify 26 taxa of subfossil Cladocera and seven zones (CLZ) of faunal development. Probably the greatest depth of the lake occurred with pollen zone E2; shallowing then took place. During pollen zones E2-E3, gradual warming is observed and expressed through a positive trend in both δ18O and δ13C values. Pollen zone E4 is characterized by frequent changes of water level. During the Eemian Interglaciation, excluding the initial phase of lake evolution, the lake was meso-eutrophic and eutrophic with high phytoplankton productivity.

Keywords

Stable isotopesCladoceraWater levelTrophic statusEemianSW Poland
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Original Articles
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Quaternary Research , Volume 73 , Issue 1 , January 2010 , pp. 143 - 150
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University of Washington

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