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Late-Holocene salinity fluctuations in Bjømsholm Bay, Limfjorden, Denmark, as deduced from micro- and macrofossil analysis

Peter Kristensen

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Århus C, Denmark

Susanne Heier-Nielsen

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Århus C, Denmark, AMS14C Dating Laboratory, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Arhus C, Denmark

Jørgen Hylleberg

Department of Genetics and Ecology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Arhus C, Denmark

Cores from the central part of the Limfjord, Denmark, have been investigated with respect to content of foraminifera, Ostracoda, macrofauna, and aquatic flora. The observed shifts in faunal composition are mainly due to changing salinity conditions caused by a varying connection between the Limfjord and the North Sea. A total of 16 AMS radiocarbon age determinations have been performed on mollusc shells and foraminifera from the cores, and the datings show that the studied sequence represents a time period of c. 2000 years. The faunal shifts at the latest zone boundaries in the sequence correspond very well with information on changes in the marine environment recorded in written sources from the last 900 years.

Key Words: Salinity • palaeoecology • microfauna • macrofauna • foraminifera • Ostracoda • AMS radiocarbon-dating • historical evidence • Limfjorden • Denmark.

The Holocene, Vol. 5, No. 3, 313-322 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/095968369500500306
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