CARBON STOCK, RATES OF CARBON ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICLES IN A LAKE OF THE ANAVILHANAS ARCHIPELAGO, NEGRO RIVER - AMAZON DURING THE LAST 1900 YEARS

Abstract

Recent studies show that, despite great variability, the lake systems of the Amazon Basin have presented significant results in the accumulation and storage of organic carbon (TOC). However, the demonstration in the region is still limited and lacks more data to better estimate this non-carbon component of the region. The objective of this article was to estimate the carbon stock, the carbon accumulation rates and characterize the granulometric distribution of an Amazonian lake located in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, in the Lower Negro River region. Data were carried out using the 14C method and analyses of density, granulometry and TOC rate sof samples of a sediment core 1 meter deep. The results have shown that, during the period of 1900 cal years BP, Lake Boto presented two isolated peaks of sand particle sedimentation possibly related to major hydrodynamic events. Generally, well-defined characteristics of a lacustrine environment with sedimentation of fine silt and clay particles predominate. The sedimentation rate was 0.03 cm.year-¹ between approximately 1900 to 850 cal years BP and 0.07 cm.year-¹ in the last 850 cal years BP. It is estimated that Lake Boto has a stock of approximately 231,000 tons of TOC accumulated during the entire period. The stock of TOC is not significant as it is estimated for the soils of the Amazon. The results are an important indication of the role of the Anavilhanas Archipelago as a TOC sink.