TITLE

Inferred Holocene Paleotemperatures from Diatoms at Lake Lama, Central Siberia

AUTHOR(S)

Kumke, T.; Kienel, U.; Weckstr�m, J.; Korhola, A.; Hubberten, H.-W.

PUB. DATE

November 2004

SOURCE

Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research;Nov2004, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p624

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Variations of the diatom distribution in a lake sediment core of Lake Lama, Central Siberia, were used to reconstruct paleotemperatures during the Holocene. The changes of the diatom assemblages revealed a strong association to climatic changes during this period. A transfer function based on weighted averaging partial least squares regression (WA-PLS), derived from a calibration dataset from northwestern Finnish Lapland, was used to infer July air temperatures for the area around Lake Lama. The prediction accuracy of the diatom-temperature model was 0.89�C. The analysis of the modern vs. core assemblages showed the suitability of the model for the lake sediment core. The reconstruction yielded a rapid increase in temperature at the beginning of the early Holocene. There was a period between 8000 and 6500 cal. yr BP with slightly higher temperatures, which were assigned to the Holocene thermal optimum (Hypsithermal), followed by a short and distinct temperature decrease. The period between 4000 and 2800 cal. yr BP again revealed higher temperatures. The inferred temperatures are consistent in their trends with a pollen-based paleotemperature reconstruction of the same core. The range of the diatom-based temperatures was 1.6�C, which is low compared to that of the pollen-based temperatures. This discrepancy may be explained by over- and underestimation of temperatures at the edges of the temperature range by our diatom-based model, and by the large size of this water body which could have moderated the response of diatoms to the temperature signal. The inferred temperature trends from the diatom assemblages at Lake Lama show the potential of aquatic organisms for paleoclimatic reconstructions. This is one of the very few quantitative paleoclimate reconstructions in arctic Russia. Previous research was limited mainly due to the lack of available calibration datasets. Our results also imply that, although this lack might be a drawback, an ecologically sound...

ACCESSION #

16575905

Tags: DIATOMS;  ALGAE;  LAKE sediments;  SEDIMENTS (Geology);  LAKES;  TEMPERATURE;  PALEOCLIMATOLOGY -- Holocene

 

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