Ecological status; Microfossil; Paleolimnology; Sediment; Species composition; Environmental Chemistry; Waste Management and Disposal; Pollution
Abstract :
[en] Sediment core samples (H002, H003, H005 and H006) recovered from the basin of Lake Hazar located in the South East Region of Turkey. Core sam¬ ples were collected from the four sampling stations by UWITEC corer to determine diatom flora distri¬ bution in Lake Hazar. Diatom counts and identifica¬ tions were made from the sediments sampled at 1-2 cm intervals. Total of 142 species of diatoms were recorded, most of them were pennate diatoms. Ulnaria ulna, Nitzschia gracilis, Synedra nana, and Cyclotella ocellata dominated the assemblage in the sampling points. Our objective was to investigate the environmental and ecological history of Lake Hazar, and to recover diatom microfossil profils using paleolimnological techniques.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Maraslioglu, Faruk; Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey
Soylu, Elif Neyran; Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
Avsar, Ulas; Department of Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Hubert, Aurelia ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Géomorphologie et Géologie du Quaternaire
Language :
English
Title :
Evaluation of ecological changes in lake hazar (Elazig, Turkey) using diatom-based paleolimnological techniques
Publication date :
December 2020
Journal title :
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
ISSN :
1018-4619
Publisher :
Parlar Scientific Publications
Volume :
29
Issue :
12
Pages :
11129 - 11135
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Funding text :
This study was financially supported by the European Commission Marie Curie Excellence Grant Project “Understanding the irregularity of seismic cycles: A case study in Turkey” (MEXT-CT-2005-025617: Seismic Cycles), hosted by the Seismology Section of the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
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