Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach
In this study, we use a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach to reconstruct the Holocene climate history recorded in Trifna SO, Skallingen area, eastern North Greenland. Chronological information is derived from comparison of lithological, biogeochemical and macrofossil characteristics with a...
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ftubkoeln:oai:USBKOELN.ub.uni-koeln.de:15210 2023-05-15T14:25:40+02:00 Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach Kusch, Stephanie Bennike, Ole Wagner, Bernd Lenz, Matthias Steffen, Ilona Rethemeyer, Janet 2019 https://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/15210/ eng eng WILEY Kusch, Stephanie orcid:0000-0002-2708-4975 , Bennike, Ole, Wagner, Bernd orcid:0000-0002-1369-7893 , Lenz, Matthias, Steffen, Ilona and Rethemeyer, Janet (2019). Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach. Boreas, 48 (2). S. 273 - 287. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1502-3885 ddc:no doc-type:article publishedVersion 2019 ftubkoeln 2022-11-09T07:15:00Z In this study, we use a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach to reconstruct the Holocene climate history recorded in Trifna SO, Skallingen area, eastern North Greenland. Chronological information is derived from comparison of lithological, biogeochemical and macrofossil characteristics with a well-dated record from nearby Lille Sneha SO. Following local deglaciation around c.8cal.kaBP, the local peak warmth occurred between c.7.4 and 6.2cal.kaBP as indicated by maximum macrofossil abundances of warmth-demanding plants (Salix arctica andDryas integrifolia) and invertebrates (Daphnia pulex and Chironomidae). Warm conditions were dominated by terrestrial organic matter (OM) sedimentation as implied by the alkane-based P-aq ratio, but increased aquatic productivity is indicated when temperature was highest around 6.5cal.kaBP. The n-C-29/n-C-31 alkane ratio shows that vegetation in the catchment was dominated by shrubs after deglaciation, but shifted towards relatively more grassy/herbaceous vegetation during peak warmth. After 5.4cal.kaBP, the disappearance of warmth-demanding plant and invertebrate macrofossils indicates cooling in the Skallingen area. This cooling was characterized by a significant shift towards dominance of aquatic OM sedimentation in Trifna SO as implied by high P-aq ratios. Cooling was also associated with a shift in vegetation type from dwarf-shrub heaths towards relatively more herbaceous vegetation in the catchment, stronger erosion and more oligotrophic conditions in the lake. Our data show that mean air temperatures inferred using branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) do not seem to accurately reflect the local climatic history. Irrespective of calibration, methylation of branched tetraethers (MBT) palaeothermometry cannot be reconciled with the macrofossil evidence and seems to be biased by either changing brGDGT sources (insitu vs. soil-derived) or changing species assemblages and/or an unknown physiological responseto changing environmental conditions at high ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Greenland North Greenland Cologne University: KUPS Arctic Greenland Skallingen ENVELOPE(-23.000,-23.000,80.017,80.017) |
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In this study, we use a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach to reconstruct the Holocene climate history recorded in Trifna SO, Skallingen area, eastern North Greenland. Chronological information is derived from comparison of lithological, biogeochemical and macrofossil characteristics with a well-dated record from nearby Lille Sneha SO. Following local deglaciation around c.8cal.kaBP, the local peak warmth occurred between c.7.4 and 6.2cal.kaBP as indicated by maximum macrofossil abundances of warmth-demanding plants (Salix arctica andDryas integrifolia) and invertebrates (Daphnia pulex and Chironomidae). Warm conditions were dominated by terrestrial organic matter (OM) sedimentation as implied by the alkane-based P-aq ratio, but increased aquatic productivity is indicated when temperature was highest around 6.5cal.kaBP. The n-C-29/n-C-31 alkane ratio shows that vegetation in the catchment was dominated by shrubs after deglaciation, but shifted towards relatively more grassy/herbaceous vegetation during peak warmth. After 5.4cal.kaBP, the disappearance of warmth-demanding plant and invertebrate macrofossils indicates cooling in the Skallingen area. This cooling was characterized by a significant shift towards dominance of aquatic OM sedimentation in Trifna SO as implied by high P-aq ratios. Cooling was also associated with a shift in vegetation type from dwarf-shrub heaths towards relatively more herbaceous vegetation in the catchment, stronger erosion and more oligotrophic conditions in the lake. Our data show that mean air temperatures inferred using branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) do not seem to accurately reflect the local climatic history. Irrespective of calibration, methylation of branched tetraethers (MBT) palaeothermometry cannot be reconciled with the macrofossil evidence and seems to be biased by either changing brGDGT sources (insitu vs. soil-derived) or changing species assemblages and/or an unknown physiological responseto changing environmental conditions at high ... |
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Kusch, Stephanie Bennike, Ole Wagner, Bernd Lenz, Matthias Steffen, Ilona Rethemeyer, Janet |
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Kusch, Stephanie Bennike, Ole Wagner, Bernd Lenz, Matthias Steffen, Ilona Rethemeyer, Janet |
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Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach |
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Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach |
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Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach |
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Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach |
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Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach |
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holocene environmental history in high-arctic north greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach |
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Arctic Greenland Skallingen |
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Arctic Arctic Greenland North Greenland |
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Arctic Arctic Greenland North Greenland |
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Kusch, Stephanie orcid:0000-0002-2708-4975 , Bennike, Ole, Wagner, Bernd orcid:0000-0002-1369-7893 , Lenz, Matthias, Steffen, Ilona and Rethemeyer, Janet (2019). Holocene environmental history in high-Arctic North Greenland revealed by a combined biomarker and macrofossil approach. Boreas, 48 (2). S. 273 - 287. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1502-3885 |
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