TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of Amazon River connectivity to littoral meanders on long-term carbon accumulation
T2 - A case study of Lake Yahuarcaca
AU - Palma-Silva, L.
AU - Rivera-Rondón, C. A.
AU - Henao, E.
AU - Duque, S. R.
AU - Piovano, E.
AU - Figueira, R. C.L.
AU - Ferreira, P. A.L.
AU - Mejia-Rocha, M.
AU - García-Rodríguez, F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/12/20
Y1 - 2023/12/20
N2 - The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the recent changes in the accumulation of organic matter and carbon on the Yahuarcaca lake system, by means of a multiproxy paleolimnological study. The methodology based on lithological descriptions of 210Pb/137Cs-dated cores allowed us to infer the centennial sedimentation processes and carbon accumulation rates. Sedimentary facies, grain size, magnetic susceptibility, loss on ignition, carbonate, chlorophyll derivatives, stable isotopes of δ13C/δ15N, and carbon accumulation rate were analyzed. LANDSAT and photographic record of satellite images were used to reconstruct the historical geomorphological evolution of the Lake. Sediment cores yielded basal ages of 1827 and 1828 Common Era, representing the formation of lakes as a consequence of the Amazon meandering process. Two main paleolimnological stages were identified, with a boundary transition set at 1980–1984 Common Era, attributed to the geomorphological closure and complete lake separation from the Amazon and the onset of full lentic conditions. This inference was mainly based on both sharp increases in the sedimentation rate from 0.2 to >1 cm yr−1 and carbon accumulation that increased seven-fold (from 2 to 14 g m-2 yr−1) from 1980 to 1984 Common Era. The flood-pulse and connection to the Amazon defined the magnitude of organic inputs, where areas more distant/isolated from the river showed higher accumulation of carbon from autochthonous production, with an average of 8.9 % and 1.10 g m−2 yr−1 (carbon accumulation rate). Those areas closer and connected to the river were strongly related to the interannual hydrological variability, with a lower mean carbon content (5.9 %) and 0.73 g m−2 yr−1 (carbon accumulation rate). We concluded that carbon burial was highest within the most distant spot from the Amazon River because of the weaker connection to the river itself and the more stable lentic conditions for net sedimentation.
AB - The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the recent changes in the accumulation of organic matter and carbon on the Yahuarcaca lake system, by means of a multiproxy paleolimnological study. The methodology based on lithological descriptions of 210Pb/137Cs-dated cores allowed us to infer the centennial sedimentation processes and carbon accumulation rates. Sedimentary facies, grain size, magnetic susceptibility, loss on ignition, carbonate, chlorophyll derivatives, stable isotopes of δ13C/δ15N, and carbon accumulation rate were analyzed. LANDSAT and photographic record of satellite images were used to reconstruct the historical geomorphological evolution of the Lake. Sediment cores yielded basal ages of 1827 and 1828 Common Era, representing the formation of lakes as a consequence of the Amazon meandering process. Two main paleolimnological stages were identified, with a boundary transition set at 1980–1984 Common Era, attributed to the geomorphological closure and complete lake separation from the Amazon and the onset of full lentic conditions. This inference was mainly based on both sharp increases in the sedimentation rate from 0.2 to >1 cm yr−1 and carbon accumulation that increased seven-fold (from 2 to 14 g m-2 yr−1) from 1980 to 1984 Common Era. The flood-pulse and connection to the Amazon defined the magnitude of organic inputs, where areas more distant/isolated from the river showed higher accumulation of carbon from autochthonous production, with an average of 8.9 % and 1.10 g m−2 yr−1 (carbon accumulation rate). Those areas closer and connected to the river were strongly related to the interannual hydrological variability, with a lower mean carbon content (5.9 %) and 0.73 g m−2 yr−1 (carbon accumulation rate). We concluded that carbon burial was highest within the most distant spot from the Amazon River because of the weaker connection to the river itself and the more stable lentic conditions for net sedimentation.
KW - Amazon basin
KW - Floodplain lakes
KW - Paleolimnology
KW - River flooding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85174358828&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167873
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167873
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37852497
AN - SCOPUS:85174358828
SN - 0048-9697
VL - 905
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
M1 - 167873
ER -