期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 774, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145517
关键词
Lignin phenols; Terrestrial organic matter; Lake sediments; Land use
资金
- strategic research area BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate)
- Royal Physiographic Society of Lund
- China Scholarship Council (CSC)
This study assessed variations in sedimentary terrestrial organic matter over the last 1000 years based on lignin biomarker records and pollen-based quantitative land cover reconstruction from Lake Skottenesjon, Sweden. Significant impacts of human activities in the catchment on terrestrial organic matter input to lake sediments were observed, especially intensified forest use in the 18th and 19th centuries. The highest export of terrestrial organic and minerogenic matter to the lake was observed during the period of modern forestry in the 20th century.
Organic carbon burial in lake sediments plays an important role in the global carbon cycle, and is heavily affected by the terrestrial organic matter input. However, few studies have focused on long-term changes in terrestrial or-ganic matter input to lakes in response to land-use changes. The aim of this study was to assess variations in sedimentary terrestrial organic matter over the last 1000 years based on lignin biomarker records from two sediment cores from Lake Skottenesjon, southwestern Sweden. In combination with pollen-based quantitative land cover reconstruction, we investigated the impacts of centennial-scale land-use changes on terrestrial organic matter input to lake sediments. The results show that human activities in the catchment had significant impacts on terrestrial organic export by modifying the vegetation cover. Intensified use of the forest in the 18th and 19th centuries led to enhanced soil erosion, and increased terrestrial organic matter input to the lake. Although farmland expanded between the 12th and the middle of 14th century, no significant change in terrestrial organic matter input was observed at that time. Much higher export of terrestrial organic and minerogenic matter to the lake was observed during the period of modern forestry in the 20th century as compared to previous periods of minor forest disturbance, such as 11th century. The changes in the vegetation cover in the catchment considerably modified the composition of terrestrial organic matter deposited in the lake sediments, which is reflected by the composition of lignin phenols. This study demonstrates that the combination of lignin phenols analysis and pollen-based quantitative land cover reconstruction is a useful approach for investigating long-term changes in terrestrial organic matter delivery to lake ecosystems. (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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