@article{fdi:010080664,
  title = {{P}alaeohydrological changes recorded from a small {M}oroccan {M}iddle {A}tlas pond during the last 6000 cal. yr {BP} : a multi-proxy study},
  author = {{A}bdellah, {H}. {I}. and {V}idal, {L}. and {B}enkaddour, {A}. and {R}houjjati, {A}. and {J}ouve, {G}. and {T}achikawa, {K}. and {S}onzogni, {C}. and {M}azur, {J}. {C}. and {P}ailles, {C}. and {S}ylvestre, {F}lorence},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he perennial and seasonal wetland diversity of the {M}oroccan {M}iddle {A}tlas region provides a valuable "test-bed" for understanding the response of different hydrosystems to climatic variations. {A} multiproxy study, based on sedimentological descriptions, together with mineralogy, carbonate content, {XRF} core scanning and biological proxies supported by {AMS} {C}-14 dates, were applied to the 3-m-long core extracted from "{F}lowers {M}arsh", a small {M}iddle {A}tlas pond. {T}his approach provides evidence for a continuous paleohydrological and paleoenvironmental record during the {M}id- to {L}ate {H}olocene. {T}he investigated aquatic system evolved from a dry or very shallow waterbody towards a system with a progressively rising water level. {T}he dominance of the detrital fraction with poor preservation of bioindicators and eroded pollen, indicate the existence of an ephemeral waterbody from 6000 cal. yr {BP} until a transitional phase characterized by new sedimentological facies and the appearance of ostracods around 2300 cal. yr {BP}. {T}his transition, ending at 2000 cal. yr {BP}, is interpreted as a flooding phase leading to an ephemeral lake. {I}t is certainly fed by the excess water from the nearby {A}guelmam {A}zigza {L}ake during its high level period. {A}fterwards, enhanced organic matter deposition and the appearance of well-preserved diatoms until 1400 cal. yr {BP} corroborate a high water-level trend. {E}ndogenic carbonate to detrital fraction ratios indicate fluctuating, but generally shallow, water levels from 1400 cal. yr {BP} until 650 cal. yr {BP} when a relatively rapid rise in water level occurred. {F}lowers {M}arsh data are, generally, consistent with most of the existing regional records. {T}he highstand period recorded between 2000 and 1400 cal. yr is a common feature extending to more distant sites from the northern {M}editerranean. {I}t corresponds to the wetter {I}berian-{R}oman period. {F}luctuating shallow water levels recorded since 1400 cal. yr {BP} to now could be linked to drier/wetter phases associated with the {M}edieval {C}limate {A}nomaly and the {L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge (650- 150 cal. yr {BP}) respectively, in the western {M}editerranean realm. {T}he present study demonstrates the ability of {F}lowers {M}arsh to record valuable palaeohydrological changes since the {M}id-{H}olocene and confirms the high sensitivity of {M}iddle {A}tlas hydrosystems to climatic changes.},
  keywords = {{M}iddle {A}tlas ; {P}alaeohydrology ; {M}id to {L}ate-{H}olocene ; {L}acustrine sediment ; {C}limatic changes ; {MAROC} ; {MOYEN} {ATLAS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}aleolimnology},
  volume = {65},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {279--297},
  ISSN = {0921-2728},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10933-020-00166-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080664},
}