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Palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic conditions on the Karelian Isthmus (northwestern Russia) during the Holocene

Palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic conditions on the Karelian Isthmus (northwestern Russia) during the Holocene
Palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic conditions on the Karelian Isthmus (northwestern Russia) during the Holocene
The Holocene evolution of climate in easternmost Fennoscandia and adjoining regions is poorly known, compared with regions to the west. To address this, a 224-cm-long sediment core from Lake Medvedevskoe, situated on the Central Upland of the Karelian Isthmus, northwestern Russia, was examined to investigate variations in the Holocene climate. Analyses indicate that the dry and cold late Pleistocene climate was replaced by the warmer and more humid early Holocene climate after ca. 10.5 cal ka BP. During the early Holocene, the lake transitioned from an oligotrophic to a mesotrophic state, characterized by a “Corynocera ambigua/Microtendipes pedellus-type” phase, which has been found in other lakes across Fennoscandia. Taxonomic shifts in the chironomid and cladoceran communities associated with climatic amelioration were identified at ca. 10.6 and 9.17 cal ka BP using breakpoint analysis. Reconstructed July temperatures indicate climatic patterns comparable to those seen in eastern Fennoscandia. The warm period between ca. 9.5 and 5.5 cal ka BP (T July 14.5–15°C) was interrupted by a slight cooling between ca. 8.5 and 8.1 cal ka BP, possibly relating to the 8.2 event, with peak temperature reached at ca. 7.8 cal ka BP. Neoglacial cooling started after ca. 5.5 cal ka BP, the median reconstructed July temperature dropped to 2–3°C cooler than present (mean T July 13.5°C) before recovering in recent time.
Chironomids, Cladoceran, Compositional disorder, Ecosystem change, Holocene, Karelian Isthmus, LOI, Mean July air temperature, Northwestern Russia
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Nazarova, Larisa
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Syrykh, Liudmila
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Mayfield, Roseanna, Jane
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Frolova, Larisa
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Ibragimova, Aisylu
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Grekov, Ivan
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Subetto, Dmitry
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Nazarova, Larisa
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Syrykh, Liudmila
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Mayfield, Roseanna, Jane
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Frolova, Larisa
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Ibragimova, Aisylu
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Grekov, Ivan
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Nazarova, Larisa, Syrykh, Liudmila, Mayfield, Roseanna, Jane, Frolova, Larisa, Ibragimova, Aisylu, Grekov, Ivan and Subetto, Dmitry (2020) Palaeoecological and palaeoclimatic conditions on the Karelian Isthmus (northwestern Russia) during the Holocene. Quaternary Research, 95, 65-83. (doi:10.1017/qua.2019.88).

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The Holocene evolution of climate in easternmost Fennoscandia and adjoining regions is poorly known, compared with regions to the west. To address this, a 224-cm-long sediment core from Lake Medvedevskoe, situated on the Central Upland of the Karelian Isthmus, northwestern Russia, was examined to investigate variations in the Holocene climate. Analyses indicate that the dry and cold late Pleistocene climate was replaced by the warmer and more humid early Holocene climate after ca. 10.5 cal ka BP. During the early Holocene, the lake transitioned from an oligotrophic to a mesotrophic state, characterized by a “Corynocera ambigua/Microtendipes pedellus-type” phase, which has been found in other lakes across Fennoscandia. Taxonomic shifts in the chironomid and cladoceran communities associated with climatic amelioration were identified at ca. 10.6 and 9.17 cal ka BP using breakpoint analysis. Reconstructed July temperatures indicate climatic patterns comparable to those seen in eastern Fennoscandia. The warm period between ca. 9.5 and 5.5 cal ka BP (T July 14.5–15°C) was interrupted by a slight cooling between ca. 8.5 and 8.1 cal ka BP, possibly relating to the 8.2 event, with peak temperature reached at ca. 7.8 cal ka BP. Neoglacial cooling started after ca. 5.5 cal ka BP, the median reconstructed July temperature dropped to 2–3°C cooler than present (mean T July 13.5°C) before recovering in recent time.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 December 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 March 2020
Published date: 1 May 2020
Additional Information: Funding Information: We thank all Russian colleagues who helped us during the fieldwork. This study was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Project NA 760/5-1 and DI 655/9-1 and by the grant of the Russian Science Foundation (Grant 16-17-10118). LF, LS, IG and DS were supported by RFBR (research project 18-05-00406, 18-55-00008 Bel_a, 18-05-80087). Our sincere thanks to Julie Bringham-Grette and the anonymous reviewer for their valuable comments. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 University of Washington. Published by Cambridge University Press.
Keywords: Chironomids, Cladoceran, Compositional disorder, Ecosystem change, Holocene, Karelian Isthmus, LOI, Mean July air temperature, Northwestern Russia

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Author: Larisa Nazarova
Author: Liudmila Syrykh
Author: Roseanna, Jane Mayfield
Author: Larisa Frolova
Author: Aisylu Ibragimova
Author: Ivan Grekov
Author: Dmitry Subetto

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