Biogeochemical cycling and ecological thresholds in a High Arctic lake (Svalbard)

• Main Authors: Luoto, Tomi P., Rantala, Marttiina V., Kivilä, Henriikka, Nevalainen, Liisa, Ojala, Antti E. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2019
• Subjects: bird guano; microplastic; Akvaattiset tieteet; Aquatic Sciences; paleolimnologia; arktinen alue; aineiden kierto; hiilen kierto; ravinnekierto; mikroroskat; ilmastonmuutokset; piilevät; surviaissääsket; lintukannat; hiili; typpi; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Guano; Svalbard; Arktinen alue; Climate change; glacier; little auk
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201903131854

Lakes are a dominant feature of the Arctic landscape and a focal point of regional and global biogeochemical cycling. We collected a sediment core from a High Arctic Lake in southwestern Svalbard for multiproxy paleolimnological analysis. The aim was to find linkages between the terrestrial and aqua...