Permafrost-thaw lake development in Central Yakutia: sedimentary ancient DNA and element analyses from a Holocene sediment record

• Published in: Journal of Paleolimnology
• Main Authors: Baisheva, Izabella, Pestryakova, Luidmila, Levina, Sardana, Glückler, Ramesh, Biskaborn, Boris K, Vyse, Stuart A, Heim, Birgit, Herzschuh, Ulrike, Stoof-Leichsenring, Kathleen R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer Nature 2023
• Subjects: Alaas; permafrost; Thermokarst; Yakutia; Siberia
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58451/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58451/1/s10933-023-00285-w%20%281%29.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-023-00285-w; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.78989e48-36d7-46b6-93e2-0e7e0c1d31f9

In Central Yakutia (Siberia) livelihoods of local communities depend on alaas (thermokarst depression) landscapes and the lakes within. Development and dynamics of these alaas lakes are closely connected to climate change, permafrost thawing, catchment conditions, and land use. To reconstruct lake d...