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Palaeolimnological Proxies as Tools of Environmental Reconstruction in Fresh Water Developments in Hydrobiology 208 Series editor K. Martens Palaeolimnological Proxies as Tools of Environmental Reconstruction in Fresh Water Editors Krisztina Buczko´1,Ja´nos Korponai2, Judit Padisa´k3 & Scott W. Starratt4 1Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Botany, 1476 Budapest, P.O. Box 222, Hungary 2West-Transdanubian District Water Authority, H-8360 Keszthely, Csik F. str. 1, Hungary; Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, University of West Hungary, Szombathely, Hungary 3Department of Limnology, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10. 8200 Veszpre´m, Hungary 4U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA Previously published in Hydrobiologia, Volume 631, 2009 123 Editors Krisztina Buczkó Judit Padisák Hungarian Natural History Museum Department of Limnology Department of Botany University of Pannonia 1476 Budapest Egyetem u. 10. 8200 Veszprém P.O. Box 222 Hungary Hungary János Korponai Scott W. Starratt West-Transdanubian District Water U.S. Geological Survey Authority 345 Middlefield Road H-8360 Keszthely Menlo Park Csik F. str. 1 CA 94025 Hungary; USA Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences University of West Hungary Szombathely Hungary Cover illustration: Lake Saint Anna, the only remaining crater lake in the Carpathian Mountains. Other crater lakes were filled and are now covered by peat-bogs. Photo: Eniko" Magyari. All rights reserved. Library of Congress Control Number: 2009934688 DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3387-1 ISBN: 978-90-481-3386-4 e-ISBN: 978-90-481-3387-1 Printed on acid-free paper. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclu- sive use by the purchaser of the work. springer.com Contents Foreword: A virtual congress on palaeolimnology—palaeolimnological proxies as tools for environmental reconstruction in fresh water K. Buczkó · J. Korponai · J. Padisák · S.W. Starratt 1 Review of dated Late Quaternary palaeolimnological records in the Carpathian Region, east-central Europe K. Buczkó · E.K. Magyari · P. Bitušík · A. Wacnik 3 Palaeolimnology of the last crater lake in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains: a multiproxy study of Holocene hydrological changes E. Magyari · K. Buczkó · G. Jakab · M. Braun · Z. Pál · D. Karátson · I. Pap 29 Subfossil diatoms and chironomids along an altitudinal gradient in the High Tatra Mountain lakes: a multi-proxy record of past environmental trends P. Bitušík · V. Kubovc^ík · E. Štefková · P.G. Appleby · M. Svitok 65 Palaeoclimatic signals and anthropogenic disturbances from the peatbog at Nagybárkány (North Hungary) G. Jakab · P. Majkut · I. Juhász · S. Gulyás · P. Sümegi · T. Töro¡¡csik 87 Late Pleistocene–early Holocene transition recorded in the sediments of a former shallow lake in the Czech Republic T. Bešta · J. Šafránková · M. Pouzar · J. Novák · K. Nováková 107 A multi-proxy Late-glacial palaeoenvironmental record from Lake Bled, Slovenia M. Andric^ · J. Massaferro · U. Eicher · B. Ammann · M.C. Leuenberger · A. Martinc^ic^ · E. Marinova · A. Brancelj 121 Lake–peat bog transformation recorded in the sediments of the Stare Biele mire (Northeastern Poland) M. Gasiorowski · M. Kupryjanowicz 143 Diatoms as a proxy in reconstructing the Holocene environmental changes in the south-western Baltic Sea: the lower Rega River Valley sedimentary record A. Witkowski · B. Cedro · A. Kierzek · D. Baranowski 155 Reconstruction of human influence during the last two centuries on two small oxbow lakes near Warsaw (Poland) L. Galbarczyk-Gasiorowska · M. Gasiorowski · K. Szeroczyn´ska 173 Larval chaoborid mandibles in surface sediments of small shallow lakes in Finland: implications for palaeolimnology T.P. Luoto · L. Nevalainen 185 Holocene climate on the Modoc Plateau, northern California, USA: the view from Medicine Lake S.W. Starratt 197 Multiproxy study of anthropogenic and climatic changes in the last two millennia from a small mire in central Poland . M. Lamentowicz · Z. Balwierz · J. Forysiak · M. P1óciennik · P. Kittel · M. Kloss · J. Twardy · S. Zurek · J. Pawlyta 213 Sedimentary multiproxy response to hydroclimatic variability in Lagunillo del Tejo (Spain) L. Romero-Viana · M.R. Miracle · C. López-Blanco · E. Cuna · G. Vilaclara · J. Garcia-Orellana · B.J. Keely · A. Camacho · E. Vicente 231 Basin elevation and salinity changes: late Holocene development of two freshwater lakes at the Karelian White Sea coast, northwest Russia as reflected in their sediments M. Dreßler · M. Schult · M. Schubert · J. Buck 247 An approach to the recent environmental history of Pilica Piaski spring (southern Poland) using diatoms A.Z. Wojtal · A. Witkowski · B. Scharf 267 Diatom-inferred trophic history of IJsselmeer (The Netherlands) H. Cremer · F.P.M. Bunnik · E.P. Kirilova · E.H.R.R. Lammens · A.F. Lotter 279 Palaeolimnology of Lake Hess (Patagonia, Argentina): multi-proxy analyses of short sediment cores P. Guilizzoni · J. Massaferro · A. Lami · E.L. Piovano · S.R. Guevara · S.M. Formica · R. Daga · A. Rizzo · S. Gerli 289 A multi-proxy paleolimnological reconstruction of trophic state reference conditions for stratified carbonate-rich lakes in northern Germany T. Hübener · S. Adler · P. Werner · M. Schult · H. Erlenkeuser · H. Meyer · M. Bahnwart 303 Foreword: A virtual congress on palaeolimnology— palaeolimnological proxies as tools for environmental reconstruction in fresh water Krisztina Buczko´ Æ Ja´nos Korponai Æ Judit Padisa´k Æ Scott W. Starratt Originally published in the journal Hydrobiologia, Volume 631, No. 1, 1–2. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9805-x Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 The motivation for collecting recent knowledge in a Framework Directives and estimating influence of special issue of Hydrobiologia derives from the global climate change on surface waters. This volume recognition of the importance and applicability of was developed by inviting contributions from prom- palaeolimnological tools to help in defining ‘‘refer- inent experts in their respective fields. The compila- ence conditions’’ as designated within the Water tion not only presents papers on palaeolimnological studies, focusing mostly on Eastern and Central Europe but also includes results from other regions. ´ ´ Guest editors: K. Buczko, J. Korponai, J. Padisak& The use of palaeoecological analyses of sediments S. W. Starratt Palaeolimnological Proxies as Tools of Environmental has a long tradition in Central Europe. In the Reconstruction in Fresh Water nineteenth century, Lajos Lo´czy (1849–1920) orga- nized a systematic scientific research on Lake Bal- Dedicated to Olga Sebestye´n (1891–1986), key scientist at the aton, the largest shallow lake of the region, and First Palaeolimnological Symposium, Vice-president of the published the series of booklets (Lo´czy 1897–1920) SIL (1962–1986). which are considered milestones in the development K. Buczko´ (&) of limnology as a separate branch of science and Department of Botany, Hungarian Natural History which are comparable to Forel’s (1841–1912) sem- Museum, P.O. Box 222, 1476 Budapest, Hungary inal scientific heritage (Forel, 1892). Another mile- e-mail: [email protected] stone in the development of palaeolimnology was the J. Korponai first palaeolimnologial meeting which was held in West-Transdanubian District Water Authority, Hungary in 1967. This meeting included some of the Csik F. str. 1, 8360 Keszthely, Hungary most prominent limnologists in the world including J. Korponai G.E. Hutchinson, D.G. Frey (Chairman), Nina V. Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Korde, D.A. Livingstone, O. Sebestye´n, and W. Tutin University of West Hungary, Ka´rolyi Ga´spa´r square 2, who together formed the organizing committee. This 9700 Szombathely, Hungary committee decided to hold the symposium at the J. Padisa´k Biological Research Institute, Tihany, Hungary. The Department of Limnology, University of Pannonia, meeting profited from the excellent facilities and Egyetem u. 10, 8200 Veszpre´m, Hungary made the attendance of scientists from socialist countries possible. This location was also appropriate S. W. Starratt U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, in celebrating the long tradition of geological and Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA limnological studies on the lake including the early K. Buczko´ et al. (eds.), Palaeolimnological Proxies as Tools of Environmental Reconstruction in Fresh Water. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3387-1_1 1 2 K. Buczko´ et al. (eds) effort of L. Lo´czy. Eighty-nine individuals represent- range of palaeolimnological proxies, including dia- ing 20 different countries were registered at this toms, pollen, macrofossils, pigments, Cladocera, and symposium (Frey, 1969). Chironomidae as well as geochemistry. New results In spring 2008, a large group of scientists are also provided from Spain, Finland, Russia, North expressed an interest in the present special issue America and South America. and 22 manuscripts were submitted, 18 of which are The editors express their thanks to Eniko} Magyari included in this volume. The primary objective of this who helped with the editorial work in all of its special issue is to present new palaeolimnological