NDLI: The palaeolimnology of Soppensee (Central Switzerlabnd), as evidenced by diatom, pollen, and fossil-pigment analyses

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Author	Lotter, André F.
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	The development of Soppensee (Central Switzerland, 596 m a.s.l.) has been reconstructed using algal remains such as diatoms, chlorophytes and fossil pigments, as well as the pollen and spores of macrophytes. Sediment accumulation in Soppensee began at the end of the last glacial period, approximately 15,000 yrs ago. During the Oldest Dryas biozone (> 12,700 radiocarbon yrs B.P.) the lake had low primary productivity. After reforestation with birch and later pine, around 12,700 B.P., phases of summer anoxia occurred in the lake. These anoxic conditions were most probably caused by additional carbon input from the catchment, as well as longer phases of stratification due to reduced wind exposure caused by the sheltering effect of increased tree cover. From the Younger Dryas biozone (10,800 to 10,000 radiocarbon yrs B.P.) onwards, Soppensee became meromictic for several millennia.The fossil diatom assemblages are dominated by planktonic alkaliphilous to alkalibiontic species with mainly meso- to eutrophic preferences. Diatom-inferred total phosphorus reconstructions suggest meso- to eutrophic conditions throughout the Holocene. Eutrophic conditions are also suggested by the presence of pigments of cyanobacteria, including Oscillatoria species. First human activity in the catchment is evidenced ca. 5000 radiocarbon yrs B.P. by the occurrence of cereal pollen. Diatom-inferred total phosphorus concentrations also increased slightly during the Neolithic period.According to the fossil pigment record, meromictic conditions ended during the Iron Age. Deep-water anoxia, however, persisted at least during the stratification period. During the Middle Ages massive deforestation in the catchment and around the lake changed the limnological conditions drastically. The lack of forest increased the wind fetch and, therefore, also the mixing of the lake, while soil erosion and retting of hemp supplied additional nutrients. Because of intensive agriculture in its catchment, Soppensee has become hypertrophic and diatom assemblages have consequently changed completely in the last 50 yrs.
Starting Page	65
Ending Page	79
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09212728
Journal	Journal of Paleolimnology
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15730417
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2001-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Sedimentology Physical Geography Hydrobiology Climate Change
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth-Surface Processes Aquatic Science

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