Geomorphological contributions to palaeolimnology on the African continent

Burrough, Sallie L.; Thomas, David S.G.

doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.07.015

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“…This implies that the Holocene beach ridge sequences around Lake Callabonna are polycyclic in nature and may record multiple lake stands (Burrough and Thomas, 2009). After 3.5 ka and the abandonment of the beach ridge at SC5A (Fig.…”

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A soil Chronosequence on Lake Mega-Frome Beach Ridges and its Implications for Late Quaternary Pedogenesis and Paleoenvironmental Conditions in the Drylands of Southern Australia

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The terminal lake systems of central Australia are key sites for the reconstruction of late Quaternary paleoenvironments. Paleoshoreline deposits around these lakes reflect repeated lake filling episodes and such landforms have enabled the establishment of a luminescence-based chronology for filling events in previous studies. Here we present a detailed documentation of the morphology and chemistry of soils developed in four well-preserved beach ridges of late Pleistocene and mid-to-late Holocene age at Lake Callabonna to assess changes in dominant pedogenic processes. All soil profiles contain evidence for the incorporation of eolian-derived material, likely via the formation of desert pavements and vesicular horizons, and limited illuviation due to generally shallow wetting fronts. Even though soil properties in the four studied profiles also provide examples of parent material influence or site-specific processes related to the geomorphic setting, there is an overall trend of increasing enrichment of eolian-derived material since at least ~ 33 ka. Compared to the Holocene profiles, the derived average accumulation rates for the late Pleistocene profiles are significantly lower and may suggest that soils record important regional changes in paleoenvironments and dust dynamics related to shifts in the Southern Hemisphere westerlies.

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Section: Implications For Palaeoenvironmental Controls On Pedogenesismentioning

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A soil Chronosequence on Lake Mega-Frome Beach Ridges and its Implications for Late Quaternary Pedogenesis and Paleoenvironmental Conditions in the Drylands of Southern Australia

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“…Historically these shorelines have been the focus of comment and investigations on past regional hydrological change (e.g. Livingstone, 1858;Grove, 1969;Cooke, 1984;Shaw, 1985;Shaw et al, 2003;Ringrose et al, 2005;Burrough and Thomas, 2009). The application of high resolution optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating to beach ridge sediments from the Ngami (Shaw et al, 2003;Burrough et al, 2007), Mababe (Burrough and Thomas, 2008) and Makgadikgadi basins (Burrough et al, 2009a, b) has allowed a detailed (though discontinuous) geomorphic record of shoreline accretion to be established both within each sub-basin and across the whole system (the latter referred to as 'megalake' events).…”

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Can phytoliths provide an insight into past vegetation of the Middle Kalahari palaeolakes during the late Quaternary?

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Dodd³

2012

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…While the information stored in shoreline records such as beach ridges is generally restricted to the major lake stands (Burrough and Thomas, 2009;Sack and Álvarez, 2001), playa marginal settings provide valuable complementary information on changes in local-scale sedimentary environments during transgressive, regressive and low-stand episodes. This is particularly obvious when considering the wide range of landforms such as aeolian dunes, coastal spits and bars, or terminal fan-delta and splay systems around the modern day margins of the dry playa lakes in Central Australia (Ainsworth et al, 2012;Callen and Tedford, 1976;Croke et al, 1996;Draper and Jensen, 1976;Fisher et al, 2008;Lang et al, 2004).…”

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