Sedimentary ancient DNA and pollen reveal the composition of plant organic matter in Late Quaternary permafrost sediments of the Buor Khaya Peninsula (north-eastern Siberia)

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Zimmermann, Heike Hildegard, Raschke, Elena, Epp, Laura Saskia, Stoof-Leichsenring, Kathleen Rosmarie, Schwamborn, Georg, Schirrmeister, Lutz, Overduin, Pier Paul, Herzschuh, Ulrike
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Buor-Khaya; Khaya; Ice; permafrost; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-575-2017; https://www.biogeosciences.net/14/575/2017/

Organic matter deposited in ancient, ice-rich permafrost sediments is vulnerable to climate change and may contribute to the future release of greenhouse gases; it is thus important to get a better characterization of the plant organic matter within such sediments. From a Late Quaternary permafrost...