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- Title
Late Quaternary ostracode stratigraphy of Mono Lake (California, USA): evidence for benthic ecosystem sensitivity to climate change.
- Authors
Hodelka, BAILEE N.; Mcglue, MICHAEL M.; Palacios‐Fest, MANUEL R.; Benfield, ADAM J.; Ivory, SARAH J.; Starratt, SCOTT W.; Zimmerman, SUSAN R. H.
- Abstract
The response of aquatic ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada (California, USA) to late Quaternary hydroclimate changes remains mostly unknown. Mono Lake, a large endorheic lake just east of the Sierra Nevada, contains an expanded archive of laminated sediments that can be used to examine the response of benthos to environmental changes. Fossil ostracodes from a radiocarbon‐dated core were used to examine paleoecologic changes from ~16.6 to 4.3k cal a bp. Seven species were identified, with the co‐occurrence of Limnocythere ceriotuberosa and Limnocythere staplini indicating a large SO42−‐rich lake in the Pleistocene. The Younger Dryas was complex, with Fabaeformiscandona caudata reflecting a cold and deep lake ~13.0–12.2k cal a bp, followed by an interval of extensive littoral habitat from ~12.2–11.6k cal a bp. Ostracode diversity, valves g–1 and the ratio of adult:juvenile valves declined after ~10.7k cal a bp due to regression, altered hydrochemistry and seasonal anoxia. Strong seasonality during the Early Holocene is suggested by the presence of reworked ostracodes and macrocharcoal, delivered to Mono Lake by erosion of ancient lake beds in the basin. A depauperate ostracode fauna in the Middle Holocene suggests a strong sensitivity to drought in this ecosystem, which has implications for biodiversity in the future.
- Subjects
SIERRA Nevada (Calif. &; Nev.); CLIMATE sensitivity; ENDORHEIC lakes; YOUNGER Dryas; LAKES; WATERSHEDS; CLIMATE change; DROUGHTS
- Publication
Journal of Quaternary Science, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 4, p648
- ISSN
0267-8179
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jqs.3607