Andric, Maja; Massaferro, Julieta; Eicher, Ueli; Ammann, Brigitta; Leuenberger, Markus Christian; Martincic, Andrej; Marinova, Elena; Brancelj, Anton (2009). A multi-proxy Late-glacial palaeoenvironmental record from Lake Bled, Slovenia. Hydrobiologia, 631(1), pp. 121-141. Dordrecht: Springer 10.1007/s10750-009-9806-9
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This study investigates the palaeoecological record (δ18O, δ13C, pollen, plant macrofossils, chironomids and cladocera) at Lake Bled (Slovenia) sedimentary core to better understand the response of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to Late-glacial climatic fluctuations. The multi-proxy record suggests that in the Oldest Dryas, the landscape around Lake Bled was rather open, presumably because of the cold and dry climate, with a trend towards wetter conditions, as suggested by an increase in tree pollen as well as chironomid and cladocera faunas typical for well-oxygenated water. Climatic warming at the beginning of the Late-glacial Interstadial at ca. 14,800 cal yr BP is suggested by an increase in the δ18O value, the appearance of Betula and Larix pollen and macrofossils, and a warmth-adapted chironomid fauna. With further warming at ca. 13,800 cal yr BP, broad-leaved tree taxa (Quercus, Tilia, Ulmus), Artemisia, and Picea increase, whereas chironomid data (Cricotopus B) suggest lowering of lake levels. After 12,800 cal yr BP (and throughout the Younger Dryas), the climate was colder and drier, as indicated by lower δ18O values, decline of trees, increase of microscopic charcoal, xerophytes and littoral chironomids. A warmer climate, together with the spread of broad-leaved tree taxa and a deeper, more productive lake, mark the onset of the Late-glacial/Holocene transition. These results suggest that terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at Lake Bled were very dynamic and sensitive to Late-glacial climatic fluctuations.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) 08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Climate and Environmental Physics 08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Palaeoecology 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Ammann, Brigitta, Leuenberger, Markus |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 530 Physics 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology 500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany) |
ISSN: |
0018-8158 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:21 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:23 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s10750-009-9806-9 |
Web of Science ID: |
000267040900007 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/36284 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/36284 (FactScience: 204287) |
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