Holocene environmental change at Lake Shudu, Yunnan Province, southwestern China

Richard Jones, Charlotte Cook, Enlou Zhang, Peter Langdon, Jason Jordan, Chris Turney

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Abstract

A Holocene palaeorecord from Lake Shudu, Yunnan Province, southwestern China is dominated by (1) a pronounced basin-wide sedimentary hiatus after ca. 7.2ákcaláyráBP, spanning some 4,000áyears and (2) significant changes in sediment source/supply and an increase in heavy metal influx coupled with a shift to more eutrophic lake conditions from ca. 0.9ákcaláyráBP, lasting ~300áyears. The hiatus is most likely a due to a significant and abrupt reduction in sedimentation rates, the driver of which is unclear; although it appears likely to have been climatically driven. The environmental changes captured in the Lake Shudu palaeorecord provide unambiguous evidence of late Holocene anthropogenic activity, most likely linked to mining activity.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)223-235
Number of pages13
JournalHydrobiologia
Volume693
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2012

Keywords

  • Diatoms
  • Lakes

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