The distribution of diatoms in the core of bottom sediments of the small meromictic Lake Kislo-Sladkoe on the Karelian Coast of White Sea was studied. The changes in diatom associations in the column show the isolation of the lagoon from the sea and its transformation into a meromictic lake. First alteration of dominant species marks the decrease of hydrodynamic activity as a result of the formation of spit and transformation of the lagoon into semi-closed bay. Second shift in species composition reflects the onset of the strong stratification and occurrence of a bottom anoxic layer.
The article presents results of analysises the loss on ignition and radiocarbon dating of the bottom sediments of Lake Terebenskoye. Based on the obtained data, a preliminary reconstruction of the sedimentation processes of lakes of the Valdai Upland in the Holocene is constructed. The stages of minerogenic sedimentation in the Older and Younger Dryas and organogenic sedimentation in the Allerød and Preboreal are distinguished.
Abstract. Holocene aeolian topography and sediments were investigated at two key sites on the Zimny Coast and one key site on the Kaninsky Coast of the White Sea. Field work included ground penetration radar profiling, paleolimnological and geomorphological study, as well as aerial imagery and topography surveys. Analytical studies including grain-size, geochemical and diatom analyses and radiocarbon dating of lake sediment cores were performed. Accumulative aeolian relief was formed in areas with a positive coastal-marine sediment balance. The sands are brought in by a longshore drift or river discharge. The aeolian topography and the number of stages of aeolian activation vary across the key areas. The present-time coastal dunes have been forming since the late or middle Holocene, when relative sea level became close to contemporary levels.
Abstract. Geomorphological, ground penetration radar profiling and paleolimnological investigations were carried out in the Kobyl`e (11 m asl), Chevakino (7 m asl), and Lopshen`gskoye (1 m asl) Lakes. Based on the lithology data, we obtain the relative sea-level (RSL) changes in the northern part of Gulf of Dvina (White Sea, Arctic Ocean) during the Holocene. The levels of two transgressions (Late Glacial and Tapes) and one Early Holocene regression are identified. According to the lithology composition of bottom sediments, investigated lakes has a longer transitional stage, then lakes in 22 km to the south.
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