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Paleoclimatic implications of the spatial patterns of modern and LGM European land-snail shell δ18O

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Natalie M. Kehrwald ,
William D. McCoy ,
Jeanne Thibeault ,
Stephen J. Burns  and
Eric A. Oches
Natalie M. Kehrwald*
Affiliation:
University of Venice, IDPA-CNR, Calle Larga S. Marta 2137, I-30123 Venice, Italy
William D. McCoy
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Jeanne Thibeault
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Stephen J. Burns
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Eric A. Oches
Affiliation:
Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452, USA
*
⁎Corresponding author. IDPA-CNR, Istituto per la Dinamica dei Processi Ambientali – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Calle Larga Santa Marta 2137, I-30123, Venice, Italy. Fax: +39 041 234 8628. E-mail address:Kehrwald@unive.it (N.M. Kehrwald).
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Abstract

The oxygen isotopic composition of land-snail shells may provide insight into the source region and trajectory of precipitation. Last glacial maximum (LGM) gastropod shells were sampled from loess from Belgium to Serbia and modern land-snail shells both record δ18O values between 0‰ and − 5‰. There are significant differences in mean fossil shell δ18O between sites but not among genera at a single location. Therefore, we group δ18O values from different genera together to map the spatial distribution of δ18O in shell carbonate. Shell δ18O values reflect the spatial variation in the isotopic composition of precipitation and incorporate the snails' preferential sampling of precipitation during the warm season. Modern shell δ18O decreases in Europe along a N–S gradient from the North Sea inland toward the Alps. Modern observed data of isotopes in precipitation (GNIP) demonstrate a similar trend for low-altitude sites. LGM shell δ18O data show a different gradient with δ18O declining toward the ENE, implying a mid-Atlantic source due to increased sea ice and a possible southern displacement of the westerly jet stream. Balkan LGM samples show the influence of a Mediterranean source, with δ18O values decreasing northward.

Keywords

Land snailsOxygen isotopesLGMClimateEuropePrecipitation
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Research Article
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Quaternary Research , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , July 2010 , pp. 166 - 176
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University of Washington

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