Recent habitat degradation in karstic Lake Uluabat, western Turkey : a coupled limnological-palaeolimnological approach
- Reed, Jane M
- Leng, Melanie
- Ryan, Sandra
- Black, Stuart
- Altinsacli, Selcuk
- Griffiths, Huw I
DOIAbstract
The Ramsar site of Lake Uluabat, western Turkey, is suffering from eutrophication, industrial pollution and water abstraction, and its naturally-fluctuating water levels are now managed artificially. Here we combine monitoring and palaeolimnological techniques to investigate spatial and temporal limnological variability and ecosystem impact, using an ostracod and mollusc survey to strengthen interpretation of the fossil record. A combination of low invertebrate Biological Monitoring Working Party scores (<10), low ostracod and mollusc diversity across the lake basin, and the dominance of eutrophic diatoms confirms the lake’s poor ecological status. Analysis of organic and carbonate content, diatoms, stable isotopes, ostracods and molluscs i...
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