Holocene history of human impacts inferred from annually laminated sediments in Lake Szurpiły, northeast Poland

Kinder, Małgorzata; Tylmann, Wojciech; Bubak, Iwona; Fiłoc, Magdalena; Gąsiorowski, Michał; Kupryjanowicz, Mirosława; Mayr, Christoph; Sauer, Laurentius; Voellering, Ulrich; Zolitschka, Bernd

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“…However, varved sediments have also been reported from anthropogenically influenced lakes (Kienel et al 2013;Poraj-Górska et al 2018;_ Zarczyński et al 2019). Distinguishing between the natural and humanrelated genesis of laminated lake sediments has already been documented (Enters et al 2010;Vegas-Vilarrúbia et al 2018;Kinder et al 2019). The key factor responsible for establishing of the laminated sediments in the lakes located in the areas inhabited by humans is increasing deep water hypoxia or even anoxia (Jenny et al 2016a, b), commonly related to lake eutrophication.…”

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The recent deposition of laminated sediments in highly eutrophic Lake Kierskie, western Poland: 1 year pilot study of limnological monitoring and sediment traps

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Accurate lake sediment-derived palaeoenvironmental reconstructions require in-depth knowledge on sediment record formation processes. In order to understand formation of laminated sediments in the eutrophic Lake Kierskie (western Poland) we conducted a year-round (November 2015-October 2016), monthly sediment trap study along with physicochemical water properties, water transparency, hardness, alkalinity, nutrients and solute content, trophic state indices, and the phytoplankton assemblage monitoring. Sedimentation in Lake Kierskie primarily resulted from the activity of photosynthetic organisms. The maxima of biogenic silica accumulation were synchronous with the bloom of centric diatoms observed in March and April. These were followed by the most intensive precipitation of CaCO 3 noted between mid-April and mid-June, that corroborated with the domination of Stephanodiscus hantzschii and small flagellate forms acting as nucleation sites for crystal formation. At the same time shift from the diatom-dominated assemblages to the communities composed of chlorophytes, cryptophytes, and dinoflagellates, the groups with cellulose external covering, resulted in decreased proportion between SiO 2 and organic matter. CaCO 3 precipitation continued in the summer months, however its amount decreased simultaneously with a drop in S. hantzschii biomass. The significant overall flux of biogenically mediated materials from epilimnion was promoted by eutrophic towards hypertrophic conditions in Lake Kierskie revealed by the trophic state indices. Mixing of the water column in autumn triggered resuspension and redeposition of the previously deposited sediments resulting in the second, after the early spring, maximum sediment flux. Minima of sediment accumulation were observed during the winter water stratification Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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The recent deposition of laminated sediments in highly eutrophic Lake Kierskie, western Poland: 1 year pilot study of limnological monitoring and sediment traps

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“…Since sterols and stanols are well-preserved in lacustrine sediments, the latter provide an ideal natural archive for tracing the sources of feces in the environment and for assessing human and livestock occupation of a certain area through time, both qualitatively and quantitatively (D'Anjou et al, 2012;White et al, 2018;Kinder et al, 2019). Furthermore, the vicinity of lakes and rivers provides ideal conditions for natural settlements as well as important pathways for human migration (Thienemann et al, 2017).…”

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Biomolecular Evidence of Early Human Occupation of a High-Altitude Site in Western Central Asia During the Holocene

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Reconstructions of early human occupation of high-altitude sites in Central Asia and possible migration routes during the Holocene are limited due to restricted archeological sample material. Consequently, there is a growing interest in alternative approaches to investigate past anthropogenic activity in this area. In this study, fecal biomarkers preserved in lake sediments from Lake Chatyr Kol (Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan) were analyzed to reconstruct the local presence of humans and pastoral animals in this lowhuman-impact area in the past. Spanning the last ∼11,700 years, this high-altitude site (∼3,500 m above sea level) provides a continuous record of human occupancy in Western Central Asia. An early increase of human presence in the area during the mid-Holocene is marked by a sharp peak of the human fecal sterol coprostanol and its epimer epicoprostanol in the sediments. An associated increase in 5β-stigmastanol, a fecal biomarker deriving from herbivores indicates a human occupancy that most probably largely depended upon livestock. However, sterol profiles show that grazing animals had already occupied the catchment area of Lake Chatyr Kol before and also after a significant presence of humans. The biomarker evidence in this study demonstrates an early presence of humans in a high-altitude site in Central Asia at ∼5,900-4,000 a BP. Dry environmental conditions during this period likely made high altitude regions more accessible. Moreover, our results help to understand human migration in Western Central Asia during the early and mid-Holocene as part of a prehistoric Silk Road territory.

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“…We performed a redundancy analysis (RDA) using the Vegan package (Oksanen et al, 2016) in R to relate the pigment matrix i.e HPLC-and HSI-inferred pigment concentrations (Hellinger-transformed variables) to the environmental variables i.e. temperature (Heikkilä and Seppä, 2010), arboreal pollen (AP), non-arboreal pollen (NAP) (Kinder et al, 2019;Marcisz et al, 2020) and lithogenic flux (log transformed variables). The elements were plotted using scaling 2 (see Borcard et al, 2011, pp.…”

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“…Archeological investigations in the Suwałki region indicate sparse or only seasonal human occupation during the Mesolithic and Neolithic (10,000-3800 cal BP) (Engel and Sobczak, 2012). Around 2000 cal BP human presence increases in the region with stronghold settlements, animal husbandry and fishing (Kinder et al, 2019). Yet, the area around Lake Jaczno remained isolated from human influences (Marcisz et al, 2020).…”

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“…data, and increased soil erosion indicate extensive forest clearance, forest fires and intensified agriculture, suggesting permanent settlements and higher human impact since 500 cal BP, especially after 150 cal BP (1800 CE) (Kinder et al, 2019;Marcisz et al, 2020). The 1970s are marked by a regeneration of forest cover and a significant increase of fertilizer use in agriculture (Poraj-Górska et al, 2017;Kinder et al, 2019), which markedly increased lake primary production (Butz et al, 2016;Poraj-Górska et al, 2017).…”

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Holocene phototrophic community and anoxia dynamics in meromictic Lake Jaczno (NE Poland) using high-resolution hyperspectral imaging and HPLC data

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Abstract. Global spread of hypoxia and altered mixing regimes in freshwater systems is a growing major environmental concern. Climate change and human impact are expected to increasingly deteriorate aquatic ecosystems. The study of processes and drivers of such changes in the past provides a great asset for prevention and remediation in the future. We used a multi-proxy approach combining high-resolution Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) pigment data, with specific HPLC chlorophylls and carotenoids to examine Holocene trophic state changes and anoxia evolution in meromictic Lake Jaczno, NE Poland. A redundancy analysis RDA including pollen-inferred vegetation cover, temperature and human impacts provides insight into specific conditions and drivers of changing trophic and redox states in the lake. Anoxic and sulfidic conditions established in Lake Jaczno after initial basin infilling 9500 years ago. Until 6700 cal BP, lake trophy was relatively low, water turbidity was high, and green sulfur bacteria (GSB) were abundant within the phototrophic community, suggesting a deep oxic–anoxic boundary and weak stratification. The period between 6700–500 cal BP is characterized by constantly increasing lake production and a gradual shift from GSB to purple sulfur bacteria (PSB), suggesting a shallower oxic–anoxic boundary and pronounced stratification. Yet, the presence of spheroidene and speroidenone in the sediments indicates intermittent anoxia. After 500 cal BP, increasing human impact, deforestation and intensive agriculture promoted lake eutrophication, with a shift to PSB dominance and establishment of permanent anoxia and meromixis. Our study unambiguously documents the legacy of human impact on processes determining eutrophication and anoxia.

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Holocene history of human impacts inferred from annually laminated sediments in Lake Szurpiły, northeast Poland

Cited by 47 publications

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The recent deposition of laminated sediments in highly eutrophic Lake Kierskie, western Poland: 1 year pilot study of limnological monitoring and sediment traps

The recent deposition of laminated sediments in highly eutrophic Lake Kierskie, western Poland: 1 year pilot study of limnological monitoring and sediment traps

Biomolecular Evidence of Early Human Occupation of a High-Altitude Site in Western Central Asia During the Holocene

Holocene phototrophic community and anoxia dynamics in meromictic Lake Jaczno (NE Poland) using high-resolution hyperspectral imaging and HPLC data

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