Holocene Paleohydrological Changes Reflected in Lake-Level Fluctuations in Lake Annecy (French Pre-Alps)
Climatic Significance and Archeological Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15801715 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michel Magny (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, corresponding author), Eymeric Morin (Environnement, ville, société), Agnès Vérot (Environnement, ville, société), Hervé Richard (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), André Marguet, Robin Brigand, Franck Gabayet (0000-0002-0585-0456, Environnement, ville, société), Florent Hinschberger (Université de Tours), J Mouthon (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement), Eric Thirault (0009-0002-6623-8882, Université Lumière Lyon 2) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 25-25 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quaternary (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2571-550X • E-ISSN: 2571-550X |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/quat7020025 |
| OpenAlex | W4399124819 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Lakes are threatened by contemporary climate change and human activities. Paleohydrological records provide important evidence for developing scenarios for future changes in the availability of freshwater resources. This study presents a synthesis of a sedimentological, archeological, and chronological dataset collected from Lake Annecy (eastern France) to reconstruct a lake-level record documenting the whole Holocene. This dataset shows a pronounced minimum in the lake level during the Holocene thermal maximum (HTM) (ca. 9000–7000 cal BP), preceded by a general lowering trend (early Holocene), and followed by a general rising trend (Neoglacial). On both the millennial and centennial scales, the Lake Annecy record appears to match the regional pattern of Holocene lake-level fluctuations established for West-Central Europe. In agreement with other extra-regional paleoclimatic records, it shows the dominant influence of orbital forcing. The high magnitude of the lake-level lowering (more than 5 m) during the HTM, with a 2–2.5 °C difference between the HTM and the pre-industrial mean summer temperatures, suggests possible drastic lake-level lowering phases in the near future depending on the IPCC scenarios following climate change. This would mean dramatic impacts on human activities and the preservation of exceptional archeological remains in regional lake basins
Climate change · Climatology · Forcing (mathematics · Geography · Holocene · Holocene climatic optimum · Orbital forcing · Paleoclimatology · Physical geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geological formations and processes · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |