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Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction in the Eastern Amazonian Basin: Comprido Lake

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Two sediment cores were studied from Comprido Lake, a black water floodplain lake located near Monte Alegre City, Eastern Amazonian Basin. The total organic carbon (TOC), nitrogen content (TN), δ13CTOC, sedimentary chlorophyll, diatom record and mineralogical composition revealed different hydrological and climatic regimes during the Holocene. Between 10,300 and 7800 cal yr BP, a dry climate was suggested by low values of TOC and chlorophyll derivatives concentrations that are related to the development of a C4 grasses on unflooded mud banks. A gap in sedimentation due to a complete dryness of the lake occurred between 7800 and 3000 cal years BP corresponding to the Middle Holocene dry phase. From 3000 cal years BP onwards a gradual increase of the TOC, chlorophyll derivatives and Aulacoseira sp. suggest an increase in the productivity and in water lake level due to the high water flow of the Amazon River and the catchment area as well. The Comprido Lake record indicates that the Late Holocene in this region was characterized by a wetter climate, as also observed in other records of the Amazonian Basin.

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hal-00871978 , version 1 (11-10-2013)

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Luciane Silva Moreira, Patricia Moreira-Turcq, Renato Campello Cordeiro, Bruno Turcq, Sandrine Caquineau, et al.. Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction in the Eastern Amazonian Basin: Comprido Lake. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2013, 44, pp.55-62. ⟨10.1016/J.JSAMES.2012.12.012⟩. ⟨hal-00871978⟩
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