Causes of seasonal change of lake color in the Badain Jaran Desert

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2023.00051

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (6): 89-97.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2023.00051

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Causes of seasonal change of lake color in the Badain Jaran Desert

Xin Zhang(), Zhibao Dong(), Weige Nan, Guoxiang Chen, Weikang Shi, Xiaozhi Wang, Chong Gao

School of Geography and Tourism，Shaanxi Normal University，Xi'an 710119，China

Received:2023-01-10 Revised:2023-05-10 Online:2023-11-20 Published:2023-11-30
Contact: Zhibao Dong

Abstract

Abstract:

Pink salt lake is often called rose lake， and there are few studies on the causes of the lake colour changes over time. In this study， the causes of seasonal changes in the colour of Dagetu Salt Lake， a rose lake in the Badain Jaran Desert， were analysed through field observations and indoor experimental methods such as X-ray diffraction and high-throughput sequencing. The results show that Dagetu is a chloride type salt lake with high salinity and alkalinity. In summer， the high water temperature and nutrient-rich water caused the proliferation of haloalkaliphilic and coloured microorganisms， causing the lake to turn pink. In autumn， as the water temperature decreases and the amount of water decreases or disappears， the water becomes colourless and transparent. At this point a large number of sodium chloride crystals mixed with hematite precipitate out， forming a pink salt layer on the bottom of the lake， making the lake look pale pink. Changes in microbial populations from season to season result in different dissolved oxygen in the water and consequent redox reactions in the hematite， resulting in changes in the hematite content of the crystalline salt from season to season.

Key words: rose lake, desert lakes, crystalline salts, community composition, Badain Jaran Desert

CLC Number:

K928.43

Xin Zhang, Zhibao Dong, Weige Nan, Guoxiang Chen, Weikang Shi, Xiaozhi Wang, Chong Gao. Causes of seasonal change of lake color in the Badain Jaran Desert[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2023, 43(6): 89-97.

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采样地	样品编号	pH	全盐 /（g·L^-1）	总磷 /（mg·L^-1)	总氮 /（mg·L^-1)
达格图	1-1	9.4	443	22.60	99.30
	1-2	9.3	382	22.60	104.00
	1-3	9.5	346	33.30	125.00
	1-4	9.5	405	30.70	116.00
	1-5	9.5	385	22.20	103.00
	平均值	9.4	392	26.28	109.46
超浩日毛日图	2-1	9.3	247	6.13	8.19
	2-2	9.3	248	5.96	8.88
	2-3	9.3	236	4.99	8.25
	2-4	9.2	252	5.46	9.35
	平均值	9.3	246	5.64	8.67

采样地	样品编号	pH	全盐 /（g·L^-1）	总磷 /（mg·L^-1)	总氮 /（mg·L^-1)
达格图	1-1	9.4	443	22.60	99.30
	1-2	9.3	382	22.60	104.00
	1-3	9.5	346	33.30	125.00
	1-4	9.5	405	30.70	116.00
	1-5	9.5	385	22.20	103.00
	平均值	9.4	392	26.28	109.46
超浩日毛日图	2-1	9.3	247	6.13	8.19
	2-2	9.3	248	5.96	8.88
	2-3	9.3	236	4.99	8.25
	2-4	9.2	252	5.46	9.35
	平均值	9.3	246	5.64	8.67

样品	多样性覆盖率 /%	Chao1 指数	Shannon 指数	Simpson 指数
D1	99.99	449.97	3.35	0.68
D2	99.96	677.14	3.23	0.64
D3	99.98	228.31	2.68	0.71
D4	99.96	476.67	3.59	0.76

样品	多样性覆盖率 /%	Chao1 指数	Shannon 指数	Simpson 指数
D1	99.99	449.97	3.35	0.68
D2	99.96	677.14	3.23	0.64
D3	99.98	228.31	2.68	0.71
D4	99.96	476.67	3.59	0.76

矿物名称	参考卡片	化学结构式	全谱拟合矿物含量/%
矿物名称	参考卡片	化学结构式	第一层粉色结晶盐	第二层紫色结晶盐	第三层无色结晶盐
氯化钠	PDF#97-024-0598	NaCl	80.1	85.7	93.7
赤铁矿	PDF#01-085-0987	Fe₂O₃	6.9	9.2	0.6
氢氧化钙	PDF#01-087-0673	Ca(OH)₂	5.9	0.9	0.7
方解石	PDF#01-086-0174	CaCO₃	3.9	2.1	2.5
白云石	PDF#01-075-3698	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3.2	2.0	2.5

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