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An improved method for extracting, sorting and AMS dating of pollen concentrates from lake sediment
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-28 , DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.668676
Irene Tunno , Susan R. H. Zimmerman , Thomas A. Brown , Christiane A. Hassel

High-resolution chronologies are crucial for paleoenvironmental reconstructions, and are particularly challenging for lacustrine records of terrestrial paleoclimate. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon measurement of terrestrial macrofossils is the most common technique for building age-models for lake sediment cores, but relies on the presence of terrestrial macrofossils in sediments. In the absence of sufficient macrofossils, pollen concentrates represent a valuable source of dates for building high-resolution chronologies. However, pollen isolation and dating may present several challenges, as has been reported by different authors in previous work over the last few decades. Here we present an improved method for extracting, purifying and radiocarbon-dating pollen concentrates using flow cytometry to improve the extraction efficiency and the purity of the pollen concentrates. Overall, the nature of the sediments and the abundance of the pollen represent a major consideration in obtaining enough pollen grains and, consequently, enough carbon to be dated. Further, the complete separation of pollen from other forms of organic matter is required to ensure the accuracy of the dates. We apply the method to surface samples and sediment cores recovered from two contrasting lake basins on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada (California), and describe the variations that may be used to optimize pollen preparation from a variety of sediments.

中文翻译:

一种从湖泊沉积物中提取花粉精矿,对其进行分选和AMS定年的改进方法

高分辨率年表对于古环境的重建至关重要,对于陆地古气候的湖相记录尤其具有挑战性。陆地大化石的加速器质谱(AMS)放射性碳测量是建立湖泊沉积物岩心年龄模型的最常用技术,但依赖于沉积物中陆地大化石的存在。在没有足够的大型化石的情况下,花粉精矿是建立高分辨率年表的重要日期来源。但是,花粉的隔离和定年可能会带来一些挑战,正如过去几十年中不同作者在以前的工作中所报道的那样。在这里,我们提出了一种改进的提取方法,使用流式细胞仪纯化和放射性碳定年的花粉浓缩物,以提高花粉浓缩物的提取效率和纯度。总的来说,沉积物的性质和花粉的丰度是获得足够的花粉粒,因此要确定足够的碳含量的主要考虑因素。此外,需要将花粉与其他形式的有机物完全分开,以确保日期的准确性。我们将该方法应用于从内华达山脉(加利福尼亚州)东部的两个形成对比的湖盆中回收的地表样品和沉积物核心,并描述了可用于优化各种沉积物的花粉制备的变化。沉积物的性质和花粉的丰度是获得足够的花粉粒,因此要确定足够的碳含量的主要考虑因素。此外,需要将花粉与其他形式的有机物完全分开,以确保日期的准确性。我们将该方法应用于从内华达山脉(加利福尼亚州)东部的两个形成对比的湖盆中回收的地表样品和沉积物核心,并描述了可用于优化各种沉积物的花粉制备的变化。沉积物的性质和花粉的丰度是获得足够的花粉粒,因此要确定足够的碳含量的主要考虑因素。此外,需要将花粉与其他形式的有机物完全分开,以确保日期的准确性。我们将该方法应用于从内华达山脉(加利福尼亚州)东部的两个形成对比的湖盆中回收的地表样品和沉积物核心,并描述了可用于优化各种沉积物的花粉制备的变化。
更新日期:2021-04-29
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