The early holocene hydrosere in a small acid hill-top basin studied using crustacean sedimentary remains
The early holocene hydrosere in a small acid hill-top basin studied using crustacean sedimentary remains
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利用甲壳类沉积遗骸研究小型酸性山顶盆地早期全新世水力沉积
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1992
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A. Korhola
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A. Korhola
The hydroseral development of a former small lake in Southern Finland was studied by means of subfossil cladoceran remains, diatoms, pollen, plant macrofossils and other sediment data. The diatom analysis shows the lake to have become markedly acid during the Early Holocene. This is reflected in the cladoceran communities in the form of a fall in the proportions of Bosmina longirostris etc. and a reciprocal rise in Bosmina (Eubosmina) longispina, an increase in the proportions of the chydorid species indicative of acidity, and the appearance of certain new morphotypes. The concentrations of both planktonic and littoral species and the numbers of such species increase with acidification. Advancement in the hydroseral succession is reflected in the disappearance of benthic species from the chydorid communities and a pronounced increase in exclusively phytophile species. Sedimentation and the drop in water levels are seen to have led to a spread of helophytes and floating-leaved plants over the water body around 6500–7000 B.P., and a vegetation-filled swamp was created at the site. The zooplankton was practically exterminated, but the concentrations of littoral cladocerans reached their peak at this point. The basin became overgrown completely at the beginning of the Subboreal chronozone (approx. 4600–4800 B.P.), simultaneously with the low-water phase observed in many lakes. It became covered with a Sphagnum stand, and this in turn led to complete destruction of the cladoceran communities. The planktonic/littoral ratio among the Cladocera closely reflected the relation between open water and the macrophyte zone as a function of time. Climatically induced rises and falls in water level are shown to have played a significant role in promoting the advancement of the hydroseral succession.