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RADIOCARBON
卷 49, 期 1, 页码 103-116出版社
UNIV ARIZONA DEPT GEOSCIENCES
DOI: 10.1017/S003382220004193X
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Two lacustrine sediment sequences, La Olla 1 and Laguna del Sauce Grande, on the southern coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, were investigated for carbon reservoir effects, which may influence age-depth chronologies: Fruits of the submerged macrophyte Ruppia cf. maritima from the La Olla 1 sequence, and gastropod shells of Heleobia parchappii from the Laguna del Sauce Grande core, were radiocarbon dated. In addition, terrestrial plant remains and shells of living specimens were dated to assess the presence and magnitude of a reservoir effect. A reservoir age of about 800 C-14 yr is estimated for the aquatic plant samples of La Olla 1 for the early Holocene. The reservoir effect is attributed to the inwash of C-14-deficient bicarbonate from the surrounding sand dunes. The decay of marine organisms and salt spray are likely the main sources of C-14-deficient carbon. The magnitude of the reservoir effect is consistent with marine reservoir offsets reported for the region. The C-14 measurements on shells of living and fossil specimens of Heleobia parchappii indicate the absence of a reservoir effect at Laguna del Sauce Grande, which may be due to the large size and shallow nature of the lake: This study shows how the reservoir ages of 2 close-by lakes in very similar geological settings can be largely different. These results have significant implications for the interpretation of C-14 dates from lacustrine deposits in the region.
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