Carbon dynamics in boreal peatlands of the Yenisey region, western Siberia

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: E. D. Schulze, E. Lapshina, I. Filippov, I. Kuhlmann, D. Mollicone
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Yenisey; permafrost; yenisey river; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7057-2015; https://doaj.org/article/275a3538e04f4112803e6cd0ac12c05b

Here we investigate the vegetation history and peat accumulation at the eastern boarder of the West Siberian Plain, near the Yenisey River, south of permafrost. In this region, peat started to accumulate 15 000 years ago as gyttja of shallow lakes in ancient river valleys. This peat is older than pr...