Carbon dynamics in boreal peatlands of the Yenisey region, western Siberia

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Schulze, E., Lapshina, E., Filippov, I., Kuhlmann, I., Mollicone, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Yenisey; permafrost; Siberia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0027-D5E7-8; http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0027-D5EF-7; http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0029-2618-C; http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0029-261A-8

Here we investigate the vegetation history and peat accumulation at the eastern boarder of the West Siberian plain, near the river Yenisey, south of permafrost. In this region peat started to accumulate 15 000 yr ago as gyttia of shallow lakes in ancient river valleys. This peat is older than previo...