A Mid-Late Holocene Lake Biomass Record in Larsemann Hills, East Antarctic

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1084.2012.00159

Abstract

Abstract: The geochemical analysis was performed on a sediment core, named ZH, in Mochou lake in the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctic. The chronology was established based on AMS14C dates. The high resolution records of lake biomass were retrieved from the loss on ignition at 550℃(LOI550℃), grain size and geochemical element indexes. The results showed High Biomass Period at 6600-6100 yr BP, 5400-4800 yr BP, 4650-3750 yr BP and 3500-2850 yr BP in Mochou lake with warm and humid climate and high lake productivity, while Low Biomass Period at 6100-5400 yr BP, 4800-4650 yr BP and 3750-3500 yr BP with cold and arid climate as well as low lake productivity. There were also evidences of the rapid cooling events around 4850-4650 yr BP, 4400 yr BP and 3750-3500 yr BP, which were rarely reported from other ice-free regions of East Antarctic. Overall, the biomass of Mochou lake provide higher resolution climate characters of Larsemann Hills and a new evidence for the climate pattern of Mid-Late Holocene in East Antarctic.

Key words: East Antarctic, Larsemann Hills, Mochou lake, Mid-Late Holocene, lake biomass, climate change

Luo Yuhan，Liu Yi，Sun Liguang. A Mid-Late Holocene Lake Biomass Record in Larsemann Hills, East Antarctic[J]. ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE, 2012, 24(2): 159-167.

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