Postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec, Canada
Sediment stratigraphy and palaeobotanical data from five cores were used to reconstruct the postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec. The cores were taken along two transects from the centre of the lake to the margins. Lake level was relatively high before 11 000 cal. BP, w...
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crsagepubl:10.1191/095968300672141865 2024-04-28T08:40:01+00:00 Postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec, Canada Lavoie, Martin Richard, Pierre J.H. 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/095968300672141865 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1191/095968300672141865 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license The Holocene volume 10, issue 5, page 621-634 ISSN 0959-6836 1477-0911 Paleontology Earth-Surface Processes Ecology Archeology Global and Planetary Change journal-article 2000 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1191/095968300672141865 2024-04-02T08:14:39Z Sediment stratigraphy and palaeobotanical data from five cores were used to reconstruct the postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec. The cores were taken along two transects from the centre of the lake to the margins. Lake level was relatively high before 11 000 cal. BP, when sedimen tation was characterized by the deposition of silty gyttja (.13 000 cal. BP) and marl (13 000–11 000 cal. BP). From 11 000 to 7000 cal. BP, a sediment hiatus was indicated by the lack of two regional pollen zones between the marl and the overlying gyttja, suggesting either nondeposition or erosion of the previously deposited sedi ments due to a low lake level. The lake level was approximately 2 m lower than present on the basis of macrofossil assemblages. A rise in the water level of about 1 m occurred around 7000 cal. BP, which was interrupted by a second lowering between 6100 and 4400 cal. BP, as indicated by a hiatus in the pollen stratigra phy. During this low period, the water level was at least 2 m lower than present. The last 4400 years are characterized by a continuous rise. The lake-level fluctuations are broadly synchronous with other palaeo hydrological records in northeastern United States, Ontario, and Subarctic Québec, implying broad-scale climatic control. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic SAGE Publications The Holocene 10 5 621 634 |
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Sediment stratigraphy and palaeobotanical data from five cores were used to reconstruct the postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec. The cores were taken along two transects from the centre of the lake to the margins. Lake level was relatively high before 11 000 cal. BP, when sedimen tation was characterized by the deposition of silty gyttja (.13 000 cal. BP) and marl (13 000–11 000 cal. BP). From 11 000 to 7000 cal. BP, a sediment hiatus was indicated by the lack of two regional pollen zones between the marl and the overlying gyttja, suggesting either nondeposition or erosion of the previously deposited sedi ments due to a low lake level. The lake level was approximately 2 m lower than present on the basis of macrofossil assemblages. A rise in the water level of about 1 m occurred around 7000 cal. BP, which was interrupted by a second lowering between 6100 and 4400 cal. BP, as indicated by a hiatus in the pollen stratigra phy. During this low period, the water level was at least 2 m lower than present. The last 4400 years are characterized by a continuous rise. The lake-level fluctuations are broadly synchronous with other palaeo hydrological records in northeastern United States, Ontario, and Subarctic Québec, implying broad-scale climatic control. |
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Postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec, Canada |
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Postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec, Canada |
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