Limnological characteristics of lakes in the lowlands of Central Yakutia, Russia

Kumke, T.; Ксенофонтова, М И; Pestryakova, Ludmila A; Nazarova, Larisa; Hubberten, Hans‐Wolfgang

doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2007.40

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“…Surface sediments were collected from 22 lakes in north-east European Russia between AD 1998 and 2001 as part of the EUfunded TUNDRA and SPICE projects as described by Solovieva et al (2002Solovieva et al ( , 2005 and Sarmaja-Korjonen et al (2003), 21 lakes from the Lower Lena River as described by Porinchu and Cwynar (2000), and 36 lakes from Central Yakutia by Kumke et al (2007). Additional surface samples were collected from 10 lakes at Igarka and on the Putorana Plateau in July 2006, 5 lakes near Vorkuta, north-east European Russia in April 2007 and 6 lakes in the Komi Republic, in August 2007.…”

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“…Analysis of total phosphorus (P tot ) in unfiltered water followed Murphy and Riley (1962). Analyses of water samples from Central Yakutia are described by Kumke et al (2007) and from the Lena Delta by Duff et al (1998 (Appleby et al, 1986). Radiometric dates were calculated using the CRS 210 Pb dating models (Appleby, 2001) and corrected by the AD 1963 depths determined from the 137 Cs and 241 Am stratigraphic records.…”

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The distribution and abundance of chironomids in high-latitude Eurasian lakes with respect to temperature and continentality: development and application of new chironomid-based climate-inference models in northern Russia

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Quaternary Science Reviews

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a b s t r a c tThe large landmass of northern Russia has the potential to influence global climate through amplification of climate change. Reconstructing climate in this region over millennial timescales is crucial for understanding the processes that affect the global climate system. Chironomids, preserved in lake sediments, have the potential to produce high resolution, low error, quantitative summer air temperature reconstructions. Canonical correspondence analysis of modern surface sediments from high-latitude lakes, located in northern European Russia and central Siberia, suggests that mean July air temperature is the most significant variable explaining chironomid distribution and abundance. This strong relationship enabled the development of a chironomid-based mean July air temperature-inference model based on 81 lakes and 89 taxa which has a r jack 2 ¼ 0.92 and RMSEP ¼ 0.89 C. Comparison of taxon responses to July temperature between this Russian and existing Norwegian data-sets shows that the temperature optima of individual taxa were between 1 and 3 C higher in the Russian data regardless of modelling technique. Reconstructions based on fossil assemblages from a Russian tundra lake core (VORK5) using a Norwegian chironomid-based inference model provide mean July air temperature estimates that are 1.0e2.7 C colder than from the 81-lake Russian model and are also lower than the instrumental record from a nearby meteorological station. The Norwegian model also did not reconstruct decadal-scale fluctuations in temperature seen in the instrumental record. These observations suggest that chironomid-based inference models should only be applied to sediment cores which have similar climate regimes to the geographic area of the training set. In addition a 149 lake, 120 taxa chironomid-based continentality inference model was also developed from the modern Norwegian and Russian training sets. A 2-component WA-PLS model was the minimal adequate model with r jack 2 ¼ 0.73 and RMSEP ¼ 9.9 using the Gorczynski continentality index. Comparison of reconstructed continentality indices from the tundra lake, VORK5, show close agreement with local instrumental records over the past 70 years and suggest that the model is reliable. Recent warming in the Arctic has been spatially and seasonally heterogeneous; in many areas warming is more pronounced in the spring and autumn leading to a lengthening of the summer, while summer temperatures have remained relatively stable. A continentality inference model has the potential to detect these seasonal changes in climate.

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The distribution and abundance of chironomids in high-latitude Eurasian lakes with respect to temperature and continentality: development and application of new chironomid-based climate-inference models in northern Russia

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“…The study region is located within the boreal coniferous forest zone. The vegetation is dominated by taiga, such as larch (e.g., Larix dahurica), pine (e.g., Pinus sylvestris) and birch trees (e.g., Betula pendula) (Kumke et al, 2007). The study site, Lake Temje (62 03 0 N, 129 29 0 E) ( Fig.…”

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Holocene climate conditions in central Yakutia (Eastern Siberia) inferred from sediment composition and fossil chironomids of Lake Temje

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Lüpfert

Subetto

et al. 2013

Quaternary International

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a b s t r a c tA 380 cm long sediment core from Lake Temje (central Yakutia, Eastern Siberia) was studied to infer Holocene palaeoenvironmental change in the extreme periglacial setting of eastern Siberia during the last 10,000 years. Data on sediment composition were used to characterize changes in the depositional environment during the ontogenetic development of the Lake Temje. The analysis of fossil chironomid remains and statistical treatment of chironomid data by the application of a newly developed regional Russian transfer functions provided inferences of mean July air temperatures (T July ) and water depths (WD). Reconstructed WDs show minor changes throughout the core and range between 80 and 120 cm. All the fluctuations in reconstructed water depth lie within the mean error of prediction of the inference model (RMSEP ¼ 0.35) so it is not possible to draw conclusions from the reconstructions. A qualitative and quantitative reconstruction of Holocene climate in central Yakutia recognized three stages of palaeoenvironmental changes. The early Holocene between 10 and 8 ka BP was characterized by colderthan-today and moist summer conditions. Cryotextures in the lake sediments document full freezing of the lake water during the winter time. A general warming trend started around 8.0 ka BP in concert with enhanced biological productivity. Reconstructed mean T July were equal or up to 1.5 C higher than today between 6.0 ka and 5.0 ka BP. During the entire late Holocene after 4.8 ka BP, reconstructed mean T July remained below modern value. Limnological conditions did not change significantly. The inference of a mid-Holocene climate optimum supports scenarios of Holocene climatic changes in the subpolar part of eastern Siberia and indicates climate teleconnections to the North Atlantic realm.

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“…The lakes suffer from a negative water balance typical of central Yakutia. This is evident from exceptionally high concentrations of major ions, electrical conductivity as well as from the the high Na/Cl ratios (for details see [27]). Among the most significant cations are Mg 2+ (8.4% e.v.)…”

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“…From each lake, we took water samples, surface sediment samples, phytoplankton and periphyton samples as well as short lake sediment cores. Chemical analyses encompassed about 20 parameters and proved that the study area was not affected by any sort of anthropogenic influence [27,28]. All lakes are slightly alkaline, oxygen-rich, have moderate transparency and mostly high ionic concentrations.…”

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Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) in lakes of central Yakutia and their indicative potential for paleoclimatic research

Nazarova

Pestryakova

Ushnitskaya

et al. 2008

Contemp. Probl. Ecol.

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Abstract-A study of chironomid fauna was carried out in two regions of central Yakutia. Fossilized remnants of head capsules were sampled from shallow layers of the bottom sediments of lakes. Seventy five taxa of chironomids have been determined. Statistical analysis shows that the spatial distribution of chironomid taxa in the study regions is mainly controlled by ions of aluminium and magnesium, mean July temperature, transparency and content of oxygen in water. The obtained results serve as the base for development of a chironomid temperature model used for reconstruction of Holocene and Pleistocene paleotemperatures of the Russian North.

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Limnological characteristics of lakes in the lowlands of Central Yakutia, Russia

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Cited by 30 publications

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The distribution and abundance of chironomids in high-latitude Eurasian lakes with respect to temperature and continentality: development and application of new chironomid-based climate-inference models in northern Russia

The distribution and abundance of chironomids in high-latitude Eurasian lakes with respect to temperature and continentality: development and application of new chironomid-based climate-inference models in northern Russia

Holocene climate conditions in central Yakutia (Eastern Siberia) inferred from sediment composition and fossil chironomids of Lake Temje

Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) in lakes of central Yakutia and their indicative potential for paleoclimatic research

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