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Flotsam samples can help explain the delta C-13 and delta N-15 values of invertebrate resting stages in lake sediment

van Hardenbroek, Maarten and Rinta, Paivi and Wooller, Matthew J. and Schilder, Jos and Stotter, Tabea and Heiri, Oliver. (2018) Flotsam samples can help explain the delta C-13 and delta N-15 values of invertebrate resting stages in lake sediment. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS, 189. pp. 187-196.

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Abstract

The stable isotopic composition of chitinous remains of Cladocera (water fleas) and freshwater Bryozoa (moss animals) preserved in lake sediment records can provide supporting insights into past environmental and ecosystem changes in lakes. Here we explore whether analyses of these remains isolated from lake flotsam can provide information on the driving variables affecting the isotopic composition of these remains. We collected flotsam in 53 lakes and found enough material in 33 lakes to measure the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (expressed as delta C-13 and delta N-15 values, respectively) of resting stages. These values were compared with lake characteristics, water chemistry measurements, and the isotopic composition of sedimentary organic matter (SOM) in the lakes. Mean delta C-13 values of cladoceran ephippia and SOM were correlated and both were also negatively correlated with deep water methane concentrations and indicators of lake stratification. This supports the findings of previous studies that methane-derived carbon can provide a significant proportion of carbon entering planktonic food webs. Mean delta N-15 values of bryozoan statoblasts and SOM were correlated, suggesting that both reflect the delta N-15 values of phytoplankton. Our results provide information on how environmental variables in lakes can influence the delta C-13 and delta N-15 values in resting stages, but flotsam samples can also potentially be used to assess seasonal stable isotope variability of resting stages. Both types of information are important to improve palaeoenvironmental interpretations of stable isotope records based on these remains in lake sediments. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Umweltwissenschaften > Geowissenschaften > Geoökologie (Heiri)
UniBasel Contributors:Heiri, Oliver
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
ISSN:0277-3791
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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