The stable isotope composition of organic and inorganic fossils in lake sediment records: current understanding, challenges, and future directions

van Hardenbroek, M.; Chakraborty, A.; Davies, K.L.; Harding, P.; Heiri, O.; Henderson, A.C.G.; Holmes, J.A.; Lasher, G.E.; Leng, M.J.; Panizzo, Virginia; Roberts, L.; Schilder, J.; Trueman, C.N.; Wooller, M.J.

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.08.003

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Inland waters are highways of carbon and nutrient flows between the land and ocean. Aquatic environments integrate multiple sources and processes over space and time that influence ecosystem functionality. The complexity of these systems and their mu... Read More about Investigating the role of hydrological connectivity on the processing of organic carbon in tropical aquatic ecosystems.

Identifying the controls on nitrate and metabolic state within the Red River delta (Vietnam) with the use of stable isotopes (2023)
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In many places around the world, anthropogenic activities have resulted in nitrate (NO3−) pollution and changes in the metabolic state of aquatic ecosystems. Here we combined stable isotope and physico-chemical monitoring to assess the sources of NO3... Read More about Identifying the controls on nitrate and metabolic state within the Red River delta (Vietnam) with the use of stable isotopes.

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Tropical river deltas, and the social-ecological systems they sustain, are changing rapidly due to anthropogenic activity and climatic change. Baseline data to inform sustainable management options for resilient deltas is urgently needed and palaeoli... Read More about Using lake sediments to assess the long-term impacts of anthropogenic activity in tropical river deltas.

Prehistoric population expansion in Central Asia promoted by the Altai Holocene Climatic Optimum (2023)
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Urbanization and seasonality strengthens the CO 2 capacity of the Red River Delta, Vietnam (2022)
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Tropical rivers are dynamic CO2 sources. Regional patterns in the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and relationships with other a/biotic factors in densely populated and rapidly developing river delta regions of Southeast Asia are still poorly constrai... Read More about Urbanization and seasonality strengthens the CO 2 capacity of the Red River Delta, Vietnam.

In flux: Annual transport and deposition of suspended heavy metals and trace elements in the urbanised, tropical Red River Delta, Vietnam (2022)
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Due to the depositional environment, river deltas are said to act as filters and sinks for pollutants. However, many deltas are also densely populated and rapidly urbanizing, creating new and increased sources of pollutants. These sources pose the ri... Read More about In flux: Annual transport and deposition of suspended heavy metals and trace elements in the urbanised, tropical Red River Delta, Vietnam.

Tropical Asian mega-delta ponds: Important and threatened socio-ecological systems (2021)
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The Indian Sundarbans: Biogeochemical Dynamics and Anthropogenic Impacts (2021)
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The GCRF Living Deltas Hub: using water quality monitoring and lived experiences to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals  (2021)
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Supply and transformation of organic matter in Tasik Chini and its role in underpinning lake ecosystem functioning (2021)
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In tropical wetlands, seasonal connectivity with upstream river systems leads to large transformations in limnological characteristics, differences in Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) sources and the succession of aquatic communities. These are all imp... Read More about Supply and transformation of organic matter in Tasik Chini and its role in underpinning lake ecosystem functioning.

Understanding the drivers of ecosystem change at Tasik Chini to inform sustainable management (2021)
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Tropical areas are subject to increasing environmental pressures as a combined result of climate change and human impact on the landscape, which threaten significantly the quality and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. Recent economic development... Read More about Understanding the drivers of ecosystem change at Tasik Chini to inform sustainable management.

Changing nutrient cycling in Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest lake (2020)
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Copyright © 2020 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. Lake Baikal, lying in a rift zone in southeastern Siberia, is the world's oldest, deepest, and most voluminous lake that began to form over 30 million years ago. Cited as the "most outstanding exampl... Read More about Changing nutrient cycling in Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest lake.

Using stable isotopes to estimate young water fractions in a heavily regulated, tropical lowland river basin (2020)
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© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd The young water fraction of streamflow (Fyw), an important hydrological variable, has been calculated for the first time, for a monsoon-fed coastal catchment in northern Vietnam. Oxygen stable isotopes (δ18O) from six r... Read More about Using stable isotopes to estimate young water fractions in a heavily regulated, tropical lowland river basin.

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Stable isotopes as an effective tool for N nutrient source identification in a heavily urbanized and agriculturally intensive tropical lowland basin (2020)
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© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. We present the application of dual stable isotope analyses of NO3 (δ15N-NO3 and δ18O-NO3) to provide a comprehensive assessment of the provenance, partitioning, and conversion of nitrate across the Day River Ba... Read More about Stable isotopes as an effective tool for N nutrient source identification in a heavily urbanized and agriculturally intensive tropical lowland basin.

Mercury loading within the Selenga River basin and Lake Baikal, Siberia (2019)
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Mercury (Hg) loading in Lake Baikal, a UNESCO world heritage site, is growing and poses a serious health concern to the lake’s ecosystem due to the ability of Hg to transform into a toxic form, known as methylmercury (MeHg). Monitoring of Hg into Lak... Read More about Mercury loading within the Selenga River basin and Lake Baikal, Siberia.

Transitions in diatom assemblages and pigments through dry and wet season conditions in the Red River, Hanoi (Vietnam) (2019)
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Background and aims – Biomonitoring is an important tool for assessing river water quality, but is not routinely applied in tropical rivers. Marked hydrological changes can occur between wet and dry season conditions in the tropics. Thus, a prerequis... Read More about Transitions in diatom assemblages and pigments through dry and wet season conditions in the Red River, Hanoi (Vietnam).

Diatom evidence of 20th century ecosystem change in Lake Baikal, Siberia (2018)
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Lake Baikal has been experiencing limnological changes from recent atmospheric warming since the 1950s, with rising lake water temperatures, reduced ice cover duration and reduced lake surface-water mixing due to stronger thermal stratification. This... Read More about Diatom evidence of 20th century ecosystem change in Lake Baikal, Siberia.

The stable isotope composition of organic and inorganic fossils in lake sediment records: current understanding, challenges, and future directions (2018)
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This paper provides an overview of stable isotope analysis (H, C, N, O, Si) of the macro and microscopic remains from aquatic organisms found in lake sediment records and their application in (palaeo)environmental science. Aquatic organisms, includin... Read More about The stable isotope composition of organic and inorganic fossils in lake sediment records: current understanding, challenges, and future directions.

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