Holocene paleolimnological changes in Rundvshetta lakes in the Soya Coast region and their paleoenvironmental significance with glacial isostatic adjustment in East Antarctica

Inoue, Genki*; Honda, Eisuke*; Ito, Keisuke*; Kang, I.*; Seto, Koji*; Tani, Yukinori*; Watanabe, Takahiro; Kashima, Kaoru*; Otani, Shuji*; Yamanaka, Toshiro*; et al.

Quaternary Science Reviews, 338, p.108822_1 - 108822_18, 2024/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108822

We studied Holocene paleolimnological changes inferred from biomarkers and microscopic observation of microalgae and cyanobacteria in sediment cores from Rundvshetta lakes (Maruwanminami-ike and Maruwan o-ike) in the Soya Coast of East Antarctica, along with sedimentary facies and radiocarbon dating. Coastal marine environment: Maruwanminami-ike (147-72.5 cm, 5,010-2,590 cal BP) and Maruwan-oike (226-47.2 cm, 5,700-3,190 cal BP) were characterized by low biological production with the predominance of diatoms. Transition period of stratified brackish lake environment: Maruwanminami-ike (72.5-65.6 cm, 2,590-2,500 cal BP) and Maruwan-oike (47.2-28.8 cm, 3,190-2,890 cal BP) were characterized by stratified conditions with marine water overlain by freshwater, and a chemocline developed together with an anoxic layer in the bottom of photic zone.