Development of large shallow Lake Peipsi (North-Eastern Europe) over the Holocene based on the stratigraphy of phosphorus fractions

• Published in: Journal of paleolimnology Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 43 - 56
• Main Authors: Kisand, Anu, Kirsi, Anna-Liisa, Ehapalu, Kristiina, Alliksaar, Tiiu, Heinsalu, Atko, Tõnno, Ilmar, Leeben, Aina, Nõges, Peeter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic ecosystems; Climate Change; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; ecosystems; Environmental changes; Estonia; Eutrophication; Fractions; Freshwater; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Geology; Holocene; Hydrology; Lakes; Northern European region; Original Paper; Paleontology; Phosphorus; Physical Geography; Russia; Sediment composition; Sedimentology; Sediments; Stratigraphy; Water levels; Eastern Europe; Northern European region; Estonia; Russia; Phosphorus fractions; Sediment; Holocene; Lake Peipsi; Phosphorus accumulation

We studied high-resolution stratigraphy of phosphorus (P) forms in the Holocene sediments of large shallow Lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia) in order to evaluate the lake ecosystem response to environmental changes and track the lake’s eutrophication history. We distinguished four main periods in the his...