Lake Jezero v Ledvici (NW Slovenia)- changes in sediment records over the last two centuries
Brancelj, A., Sˇisˇko, M., Muri, G., Appleby, P., Lami, A., Shilland, E., Rose, N.L., Kamenik, C., Brooks, S.J. and Dearing, J. A. (2002) Lake Jezero v Ledvici (NW Slovenia)- changes in sediment records over the last two centuries. Journal of Paleolimnology, 28, (1), 47-58. (doi:10.1023/A:1020367818144).
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Lake Jezero v Ledvici (NW Slovenia) is a 14 m deep mountain lake at an elevation of 1860 m, situated on limestone bedrock. It is an oligotrophic, alkaline and hard-water lake with a transparency of about 14 m and has suffered several times over recent centuries from strong earthquakes. In 1996 five sediment cores, between 35 and 45 cm long, were collected from the deepest part of the lake and analysed to reconstruct environmental changes over the last few centuries. The data indicate changes induced by pollution and climate change during the last two centuries similar to those in other European mountain and remote lakes. However, at this site earthquakes have also affected the lake and partly obscure the interpretation of the sediment record. From 1780 to 1890, sediment records show low abundance of diatoms and relatively high abundance of Cladocera. After 1890, the number of diatoms started to increase coinciding with a strong earthquake. From the beginning of the 20th century, concentrations of spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCP), diatom valves and head capsules of chironomids gradually increased whilst in Cladocera the main difference observed was a change in the proportion of benthic taxa. After 1960, in parallel with a rise in air temperature, a further increase in accumulation rate of diatoms started, but there was a decrease in Cladocera.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0921-2728 (print) |
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| Keywords: | mountain lake, climate change, pollution, multi-proxy, paleolimnology, Slovenia, earthquakes |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Geography > Environmental Processes and Change |
| Item ID: | 55644 |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 12:09 |
| Contributors: | Brancelj, A. (Author) Sˇisˇko, M. (Author) Muri, G. (Author) Appleby, P. (Author) Lami, A. (Author) Shilland, E. (Author) Rose, N.L. (Author) Kamenik, C. (Author) Brooks, S.J. (Author) Dearing, J. A. (Author) |
| Date: | 1 June 2002 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | J.Dearing@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/55644 |
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