Sedimentary ancient DNA and pollen reveal the composition of plant organic matter in Late Quaternary permafrost sediments of the Buor Khaya Peninsula (north-eastern Siberia)

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Zimmermann, Heike Hildegard, Raschke, Elena, Epp, Laura Saskia, Stoof-Leichsenring, Kathleen Rosmarie, Schwamborn, Georg, Schirrmeister, Lutz, Overduin, Pier Paul, Herzschuh, Ulrike
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Khaya; Buor-Khaya; Ice; permafrost; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-575-2017; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00010833; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00010790/bg-14-575-2017.pdf; https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/14/575/2017/bg-14-575-2017.pdf

Organic matter deposited in ancient, ice-rich permafrost sediments is vulnerable to climate change and may contribute to the future release of greenhouse gases; it is thus important to get a better characterization of the plant organic matter within such sediments. From a Late Quaternary permafrost...