Characterization of particulate organic matter in the Lena River delta and adjacent nearshore zone, NE Siberia – Part 2: Lignin-derived phenol compositions

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: M. Winterfeld, M. A. Goñi, J. Just, J. Hefter, G. Mollenhauer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Laptev Sea; Khaya; Buor-Khaya; Ice; laptev; lena delta; lena river; permafrost; taiga; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2261-2015; https://doaj.org/article/5a09bcc1197f4bb5afc8cc3c3b4c4985

The Lena River in central Siberia is one of the major pathways translocating terrestrial organic matter (OM) from its vast catchment area to the coastal zone of the Laptev Sea and the Arctic Ocean. The permafrost soils of its far south-stretching catchment, which store huge amounts of OM, will most...