Detailed stratigraphy and dynamics of Central Yamal khasyrey during the late holocene

• Main Authors: Yulia Ivanovna Preis, Galina Vladimirovna Simonova, Elena Adolfovna Slagoda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Tomsk Polytechnic University 2016
• Subjects: peat deposit; reconstruction; plant communities; water regime; permafrost; climate; Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction; TA703-712; The ''Y''; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/c86dd17d58e045a4b803492e6266a502

The relevance of the discussed issue is caused by insufficient knowledge of the stratigraphy and dynamics of peatland of the Western Siberia tundra zone and of the impact of permafrost conditions and climate. The main aim of the study is the detailed study of stratigraphic and reconstruction of the dynamics of plant communities, water regimes and geocryological conditions of Central Yamal khasyrey. The methods used in the study: detailed (1…3,5 cm) study of the macrofossils composition and physic-chemical properties of peat, radiocarbon dating (6 dates) peat deposit; reconstruction of phytoceanoses and water regimes by traditional paleoecological methods, reconstruction of paleogeocryological conditions according to paleophytocoenoses successions and peat secondary diagenesis; comparative analysis of the obtained data with the data of reconstructions of regional climate and functional state of mires to other zones and regions. The results. For the first time the authors have obtained the detailed stratigraphy of peat deposits, data on peat density and its organic substance. By the example of the khasyrey in the Lake Sokhonto area of Central Yamal the authors determined the impact of paleo-cryological conditions on increase of peat decomposition level and density. The y carried out the detailed reconstruction of khasyrey dynamics for the 1350-year period of its formation. Seven large stages and 15 stages with 6 substages of khasyrey formation of interdecadal and century scale were revealed. Water regimes and cryogenic conditions of these stages are in agreement with regional climate reconstructions data and the solar activity periods. The authors differentiated 2 periods in which khasyrey surface was wet: 952…843; 273 cal. yr. BP…2001 yr. The khasyrey surface was drained maximally during 4 periods: 1099…1065 and 1037…984; 719-652; 542…434 cal. yr. BP. The short-term formation of low permafrost mound during periods of 1099…1065; 1008…984 and 719…652 cal. yr. BP is of high probability. Formation of polygonal mire ...