Diatom stratigraphy of FA-1 core, Qarun Lake, records of Holocene environmental and climatic change in Faiyum Oasis, Egypt

• Autorzy: Zalat A. A. , Marks L. , Welc F. , Salem A. , Nitychoruk J. , Chen Z. , Majecka A. , Szymanek M. , Chodyka M. , Tołoczko-Pasek A. , Sun Q. L. , Zhao X. , Jiang J.

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DOI

10.1515/squa-017-0005

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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This study evaluates changes in the environmental and climatic conditions in the Faiyum Oasis during the Holocene based on diatom analyses of the sediment FA-1 core from the southern seashore of the Qarun Lake. The studied FA-1 core was 26 m long and covered the time span ca. 9.000 cal. yrs BP. Diatom taxa were abundant and moderately to well-preserved throughout the core sediments. Planktonic taxa were most abundant than the benthic and epiphytic forms, which were very rare and sparsely distributed. The most dominant planktonic genera were Aulacoseira and Stephanodiscus followed by frequently distribution of Cyclostephanos and Cyclotella species. The stratigraphic distribution patterns of the recorded diatoms through the Holocene sediments explained five ecological diatom groups. Thesegroups represent distinctive environmental conditions, which were mainly related to climatic changes through the earlyand middle Holocene, in addition to anthropogenic activity during the late Holocene. Comparison of diatom assemblages in the studied sediment core suggests that considerable changes occurred in water level as well as salinity. There were several high stands of the freshwater lake level during humid, warmer-wet climatic phases marked by dominance of planktonic, oligohalobous and alkaliphilous diatoms alternated with lowering of the lake level and slight increases in salinity and alkalinity during warm arid conditions evident by prevalence of brackish water diatoms.

Słowa kluczowe

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Holocene; environment; climate change; Qarun Lake; diatoms; Faiyum Oasis; Egypt

• Wydawca: Institute of Geological Science Polish Academy of Science
• Czasopismo: Studia Quaternaria
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 34, Nr 1
• Strony: 61--69
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 70 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Zalat A. A.

• Tanta University, Faculty of Science, Tanta, Egypt

autor

Marks L.

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geology, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Welc F.

• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Institute of Archaeology, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Salem A.

• Kafrelsheikh University, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

autor

Nitychoruk J.

• John Paul 2nd State Higher School, Faculty of Economic and Technical Sciences, Biała Podlaska, Poland

autor

Chen Z.

• East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai 200062, China

autor

Majecka A.

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geology, Warsaw, Poland

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Szymanek M.

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geology, Warsaw, Poland

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Chodyka M.

• John Paul 2nd State Higher School, Faculty of Economic and Technical Sciences, Biała Podlaska, Poland;

autor

Tołoczko-Pasek A.

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geology, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Sun Q. L.

• East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai 200062, China

autor

Zhao X.

• East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai 200062, China

autor

Jiang J.

• East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai 200062, China

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