ISSN:
1420-9055
Keywords:
Key words: Lake sediments, redox indicators, trace metals, iron, manganese.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract. Concentration profiles of Mg, K, La, Fe, Mn, V, Cr, As and Mo were determined in samples from a freeze core taken at the deepest site of Baldeggersee in 1993. The special coring technique allowed an exact dating of the sediment samples and an annual resolution of the profiles. Long term changes in benthic redox conditions produce diagnostic trends in several metal profiles. Fe, As and Mn enrichments trace the onset of anoxia at the deepest site of the lake. High values of Mo concentrations and Cr/V ratios indicate periods of stable anoxic conditions in a meromictic hypolimnion. A comparison of oxygen time series with metal profiles between 1950 and 1990 indicates that Mn reacts sensitively to large seasonal variations of deep-water oxygen concentrations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s000270050019
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