| Abstract | The present paper aims at reviewing general knowledge of large European perialpine lakes as provided by sediment studies, and at outlining the contribution, from several lines of evidence, of modern paleolimnology in both interpreting past lake ecological evolution and forecasting lake responses to future human impacts. A literature survey mainly based on papers published in international journals indexed on ISI-Wos and Scopus from 1975 to April 2017 has been conducted on the 20 perialpine lakes with zmax >= 100 m and lake area >= 10 km2, and on 4 shallower perialpine lakes representing hotspots of extensive neo- and paleo-limnological research. By pinpointing temporal and spatial differences in paleolimnological studies conducted in the Alpine countries, the review identifies knowledge gaps in the perialpine area, and shows how sediment-based reconstructions represent a powerful tool, in mutual support with limnological surveys, to help predicting future scenarios through the "past-forward" principle, which consists in reconstructing past lake responses to conditions comparable to those to come. The most recent methodological developments of sediment studies show the potential to cope with the increasing ecosystem variability induced by climate change, and to produce innovative and crucial information for tuning future management and sustainable use of Alpine waters. |
| Text | 398735 2018 10.1007/s10750 018 3677 x Scopus 2 s2.0 85049084123 ISI Web of Science WOS 000448578500017 Perialpine lakes Lake sediments Human impact Eutrophication Paleoclimate Global change Large and deep perialpine lakes a paleolimnological perspective for the advance of ecosystem science Tolotti M.; Dubois N.; Milan M.; Perga M. E.; Straile D.; Lami A. Department of Sustainable Agro ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre CRI , Fondazione Edmund Mach FEM , Via Mach 1, S. Michele all Adige, 38010, , Italy; Geological Institute, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 5, Zurich, 8092, , Switzerland; Department of Surface Waters Research and Management, Eawag, Überlandstrasse 133, Dubendorf, 8600, , Switzerland; Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Mainaustrasse 252, Konstanz, 78464, , Germany; Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, Geopolis, University of Lausanne, Quartier UNIL Mouline, Lausanne, 1015, , Switzerland; CARRTEL, INRA University Savoie Mont Blanc, Thonon les bains Cedex, 74203, , , France; CARRTEL, INRA University Savoie Mont Blanc, Thonon les bains Cedex, 74203, , , France; Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, ISE CNR, Largo V. Tonolli 50, Verbania, 28922, , Italy The present paper aims at reviewing general knowledge of large European perialpine lakes as provided by sediment studies, and at outlining the contribution, from several lines of evidence, of modern paleolimnology in both interpreting past lake ecological evolution and forecasting lake responses to future human impacts. A literature survey mainly based on papers published in international journals indexed on ISI Wos and Scopus from 1975 to April 2017 has been conducted on the 20 perialpine lakes with zmax >= 100 m and lake area >= 10 km2, and on 4 shallower perialpine lakes representing hotspots of extensive neo and paleo limnological research. By pinpointing temporal and spatial differences in paleolimnological studies conducted in the Alpine countries, the review identifies knowledge gaps in the perialpine area, and shows how sediment based reconstructions represent a powerful tool, in mutual support with limnological surveys, to help predicting future scenarios through the past forward principle, which consists in reconstructing past lake responses to conditions comparable to those to come. The most recent methodological developments of sediment studies show the potential to cope with the increasing ecosystem variability induced by climate change, and to produce innovative and crucial information for tuning future management and sustainable use of Alpine waters. 824 Published version http //www.scopus.com/inward/record.url eid=2 s2.0 85049084123 partnerID=q2rCbXpz Articolo 2018_Hydrobiologia_824_291_321.pdf Articolo in rivista Kluwer 1573 5117 Hydrobiologia Dordr., Online Hydrobiologia Dordr., Online Hydrobiologia Dordr., Online Hydrobiologia. Dordr., Online Hydrobiologia Dordrecht Dordr., Online Hydrobiologia Boston Dordr., Online Hydrobiologia London Dordr., Online andrea.lami LAMI ANDREA |
