Analyses of grain size, organic carbon and biomarker have been carried out for the core ANT32-RB16C, in order to identify the source of organic matter and reconstruct the sedimentary environment since the Last Glacial Maximum in the western Ross Sea. From the bottom to the top within the core, sub-ice-shelf, pre-ice-shelf and open-marine sedimentary environments can be differentiated. The combined parameters of biomarker indicate that organic matter is mainly a mixed input of terrigenous and marine origin. During the Last Glacial Maximum (24.8–20 ka BP), under the influence of ice sheet and the current condition, the organic matter content was low and its source was associated mainly with a marine origin, with a relatively low plankton productivity. During the Last Deglaciation (20–11.7 ka BP), the organic matter released by the dissolution of the glaciers in the retreat process of the Ross Ice Shelf, caused the increase of terrestrial organic matter. During the Holocene, the content of organic matter increased significantly, together with the proportion of marine origin input. The number of prokaryotes such as bacteria increased, resulting in a greater degree of degradation of short-chain n-alkanes. The redox condition in the study area is mainly affected by the ice shelf and sea ice limitation, and has little relationship with the organic matter content and the high-oxygen Antarctic Bottom Water. In general, from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Last Deglaciation, the study area sedimentary environment was affected by the Ross Ice Shelf, and by the climate since the Holocene.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |