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PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
卷 303, 期 1-4, 页码 140-154出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.01.006
关键词
Biomarker; Phytoplankton; Primary productivity; Lake Malawi; C-25 n-alkanol
资金
- National Science Foundation [ATM-9709291]
- Research Corporation
- University of Minnesota
- Ford Foundation
Relatively few well-dated and high-resolution paleoclimate records of the past few centuries presently exist from tropical East Africa. Here, we examine the bulk and molecular geochemical records of two varved sediment cores from Lake Malawi, which together provide a continuous record of environmental variability in East Africa of the last 730 years. We observe a number of changes in the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Malawi, which are likely attributed to both natural climatic forcing and anthropogenic activities. Biomarkers of dinoflagellates (dinosterol) and bacterivorous ciliates (tetrahymanol) display increased accumulation rates from similar to 1900 AD to the present, while a simultaneous decrease in accumulation rates of diatom biomarkers (isololiolide/loliolide) is observed. Increased accumulation rates of retene, a compound derived from conifers, are also noted since similar to 1930 AD and likely reflect increased soil erosion due to deforestation of the Lake Malawi watershed. Spectral analysis of the high-resolution TOC record indicates a periodicity of 204 years, similar to the 206 year cycle noted in C-14 and Be-10 records, suggesting a link between East African climate and solar forcing. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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