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ANALYSIS OF RADIOCARBON DISTRIBUTION IN THE EUTROPHIC LAKE FISH ASSEMBLAGE USING STABLE C, N, S ISOTOPES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2022

Rūta Barisevičiūtė Open the ORCID record for Rūta Barisevičiūtė [Opens in a new window] ,
Vytautas Rakauskas ,
Tomas Virbickas ,
Žilvinas Ežerinskis ,
Justina Šapolaitė  and
Vidmantas Remeikis
Rūta Barisevičiūtė*
Affiliation:
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Vytautas Rakauskas
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Fish Ecology, State Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, Vilnius, LT- 08412, Lithuania
Tomas Virbickas
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Fish Ecology, State Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, Vilnius, LT- 08412, Lithuania
Žilvinas Ežerinskis
Affiliation:
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Justina Šapolaitė
Affiliation:
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Vidmantas Remeikis
Affiliation:
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
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*Corresponding author. Email: ruta.bariseviciute@ftmc.lt
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Abstract

The carbon isotope distribution and its relationship with stable N and S isotope ratio values were investigated within a fish assemblage from the shallow lake Tapeliai, which is constantly affected by inflows of 14C depleted water from the surrounding watershed mires. The “conventional” radiocarbon age within the fish from this lake varied from 119 to 693 yr. The 14C/12C and δ13C values correlated significantly (r=0.85 p<0.001), which is not typical in lakes of the temperate zone. There were no observed statistical differences (Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA tests) in the 14C/12C values among different fish species. The radiocarbon dating values and 15N/14N measurements did not correlate. The radiocarbon measurement values also did not correlate with δ34S, however, the distribution of these isotopes in carp (119 yr and 1.3‰, respectively) and roach (344 yr and 4.5‰, respectively) indicated that fish may include allochthonous food sources in their diet.

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fisheslakesnitrogenradiocarbonsulfur
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Radiocarbon , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , February 2023 , pp. 29 - 40
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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