Organic matter mineralization and trace element post-depositional redistribution in Western Siberia thermokarst lake sediments

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: S. Audry, O. S. Pokrovsky, L. S. Shirokova, S. N. Kirpotin, B. Dupré
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Nadym; permafrost; Thermokarst; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-3341-2011; https://doaj.org/article/7217ef9107ab4c899a0aca5151a818f3

This study reports the very first results on high-resolution sampling of sediments and their porewaters from three thermokarst (thaw) lakes representing different stages of ecosystem development located within the Nadym-Pur interfluve of the Western Siberia plain. Up to present time, the lake sedime...