Multi-proxy palaeoecological responses to water-level fluctuations in three shallow Turkish lakes

• Published in: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology Vol. 449; pp. 553 - 566
• Main Authors: Levi, Eti E., Bezirci, Gizem, Çakıroğlu, Ayşe İdil, Turner, Simon, Bennion, Helen, Kernan, Martin, Jeppesen, Erik, Beklioğlu, Meryem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2016
• Subjects: arid zones; Bacillariophyceae; cesium; Cladocera; Cladocera sub-fossil; Diatom sub-fossil; eutrophication; fluorescence; Freshwater; lakes; lead; littoral zone; Mediterranean; paleoecology; Pigment; pigments; Plant macrofossil; primary productivity; radionuclides; Sediment geochemistry; sediments; Turkey (country); uncertainty; X-radiation; MED, Turkey; Turkey, Anatolia, Beysehir L; Turkey (country); Pigment; Mediterranean; Cladocera sub-fossil; Sediment geochemistry; Plant macrofossil; Diatom sub-fossil

Natural or human-induced water-level fluctuations influence the structure and function of shallow lakes, especially in semi-arid to arid climate regions. In order to reliably interpret the effect of water-level changes from sedimentary remains in the absence of historical data, it is crucial to unde...