Similarity between contemporary vegetation and plant remains in the surface sediment in Mediterranean lakes

Levi E. E., Cakiroglu A. I., Bucak T., Odgaard B. V., Davidson T. A., Jeppesen E., ...More

FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, vol.59, no.4, pp.724-736, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/fwb.12299
  • Journal Name: FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.724-736
  • Keywords: conductivity, floating-leaved macrophytes, eutrophication, submerged macrophytes, plant macrofossils, SUBMERGED MACROPHYTES, SHALLOW LAKES, WATER-LEVEL, LONG-TERM, MACROFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES, AQUATIC PLANTS, CHLOROPHYLL-A, NUTRIENT, SALINITY, DYNAMICS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aquatic macrophytes are commonly used to assess the ecological condition of lakes. Little is known, however, about long-term macrophyte dynamics in shallow lakes. In the absence of historical data, the remains of macrophytes (fruits, seeds and vegetative fragments) found in lake sediments may provide just such information. In order to interpret confidently past change in aquatic plant communities from their sedimentary remains, it is vital to establish the similarity between the contemporary and fossil assemblages.