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Kienast, Frank; Schirrmeister, Lutz; Siegert, Christine; Tarasov, Pavel E (2017): Plant macrofossil records from permafrost deposits of the Bykovsky Peninsula (NE Siberia) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.880228, Supplement to: Kienast, F et al. (2005): Palaeobotanical evidence for warm summers in the East Siberian Arctic during the last cold stage. Quaternary Research, 63(03), 283-300, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2005.01.003

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Abstract:
Plant macrofossils from the Mamontovy Khayata permafrost sequence on the Bykovsky Peninsula reflect climate and plant biodiversity in west Beringia during the last cold stage. 14C dates suggest sediment accumulation between about 60,000 and 7500 14C yr B.P. The plant remains prove that during the last cold-stage arctic species coexisted with aquatic, littoral, meadow and steppe taxa. The reconstructed vegetation composition is similar to modern vegetation mosaics in central and northeast Yakutian relict steppe areas. Thus, productive meadow and steppe communities played an important role in the Siberian Arctic vegetation during the late Pleistocene and could have served as food resource for large populations of herbivores. The floristic composition reflects an extremely continental, arid climate with winters colder and summers distinctly warmer than at present.
Holocene macrofossil assemblages indicate a successive paludification possibly connected with marine transgression, increased oceanic influence and atmospheric humidity. Although some steppe taxa were still present in the early Holocene, they disappeared completely before ~2900 14C yr B.P.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 71.785630 * Median Longitude: 129.408783 * South-bound Latitude: 71.783366 * West-bound Longitude: 129.402562 * North-bound Latitude: 71.787895 * East-bound Longitude: 129.415005
Date/Time Start: 1998-08-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-08-14T00:00:00
Event(s):
Byk_98_Mkh  * Latitude: 71.783366 * Longitude: 129.415005 * Date/Time Start: 1998-08-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-08-14T00:00:00 * Location: Lena Delta, Siberia, Russia * Campaign: RU-Land_1998_Lena (Lena-Delta1998) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Byk_98_Mkh-6.2  * Latitude: 71.787895 * Longitude: 129.402562 * Date/Time Start: 1998-08-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-08-12T00:00:00 * Location: Lena Delta, Siberia, Russia * Campaign: RU-Land_1998_Lena (Lena-Delta1998) * Basis: AWI Arctic Land Expedition * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Comment:
#value = ca. value
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventKienast, Frank
Sample IDSample IDKienast, Frank
Height above sea levelHeightm a.s.l.Kienast, Frank
Sediment typeSedimentKienast, Frank
StratigraphyStratigraphyKienast, Frank
Age modelAge modelkaKienast, Frankestimated age
Age, datedAge datedkaKienast, Frank
Age, dated, error to olderAge e +ka +Kienast, Frank
Age, dated, error to youngerAge e -ka -Kienast, Frank
10 Agrostis sp.Agrostis sp.#Kienast, Frank
11 Allium schoenoprasumA. schoenoprasum#Kienast, Frank
12 Alopecurus sp.Alopecurus sp.#Kienast, Frank
13 Alyssum obovatumA. obovatum#Kienast, Frank
14 Androsace septentrionalisA. septentrionalis#Kienast, Frank
15 Arabis petreaA. petrea#Kienast, Frank
16 Eremogone capillarisE. capillaris#Kienast, Frankoriginally identified as Arenaria tschuktschorum
17 Artemisia sp.Artemisia sp.#Kienast, Frank
18 Batrachium sp.Batrachium sp.#Kienast, Frank
19 Betula exilisBet.e#Kienast, Frank
20 Betula sect. AlbaeBet.Se.A#Kienast, Frank
21 Calamagrostis indeterminataCalamagrostis indet.#Kienast, Frank
22 Callitriche hermaphroditicaC. hermaphroditica#Kienast, Frank
23 Caltha palustrisCat.p#Kienast, Frank
24 Cardamine bellidifoliaC. bellidifolia#Kienast, Frank
25 Carex aquatilisC. aquatilis#Kienast, Frank
26 Carex cf. argunensisC. cf. argunensis#Kienast, Frank
27 Carex arctisibiricaC. arctisibirica#Kienast, Frank
28 Carex cespitosaC. cespitosa#Kienast, Frank
29 Carex duriusculaC. duriuscula#Kienast, Frank
30 Carex lugensC. lugens#Kienast, Frank
31 Carex cf. nardinaC. cf. nardina#Kienast, Frank
32 Carex sect. PhacocystisCarex sect. Phacocystis#Kienast, Frank
33 Carex cf. spaniocarpaC. cf. spaniocarpa#Kienast, Frank
34 Carex cf. stansC. cf. stans#Kienast, Frank
35 Carex sect. TemnemisCarex sect. Temnemis#Kienast, Frank
36 Carex sp.Carex sp.#Kienast, Frank
37 Cassiope tetragonaC. tetragona#Kienast, Frank
38 Cerastium beeringianumC. beeringianum#Kienast, Frank
39 Cerastium jenissejenseC. jenissejense#Kienast, Frank
40 Cerastium maximumC. maximum#Kienast, Frank
41 Cerastium regeliiC. regelii#Kienast, Frank
42 Cerastium sp.Cerastium sp.#Kienast, Frank
43 Chara sp.Chara sp.#Kienast, Frank
44 Chenopodium sp.Chenopodium sp.#Kienast, Frank
45 Chenopodium glaucumC. glaucum#Kienast, Frank
46 Cochlearia arcticaC. arctica#Kienast, Frank
47 Deschampsia cespitosa agg.D. cespitosa agg.#Kienast, Frank
48 Descurainia sophioidesD. sophioides#Kienast, Frank
49 Draba sp.Draba sp.#Kienast, Frank
50 Dryas punctataD. punctata#Kienast, Frank
51 Eriophorum angustifoliumE. angustifolium#Kienast, Frank
52 Eriophorum russeolumE. russeolum#Kienast, Frank
53 Eriophorum scheuchzeriErio.s#Kienast, Frank
54 Eriophorum vaginatumE. vaginatum#Kienast, Frank
55 Festuca sp.Festuca sp.#Kienast, Frank
56 Gastrolychnis apetalaG. apetala#Kienast, Frank
57 Glaux maritimaGla.m#Kienast, Frank
58 Hippuris vulgarisHip.v#Kienast, Frank
59 Hordeum brevisubulatumH. brevisubulatum#Kienast, Frank
60 Juncus biglumisJ. biglumis#Kienast, Frankoriginally identified as J. castanaeus
61 Kobresia myosuroidesK. myosuroides#Kienast, Frank
62 Kobresia simpliciusculaK. simpliciuscula#Kienast, Frank
63 Kobresia sp.Kobresia sp.#Kienast, Frank
64 Linum perenneLin.p#Kienast, Frank
65 Luzula confusaL. confusa#Kienast, Frank
66 Lychnis sibiricaL. sibirica#Kienast, Frank
67 Minuartia arcticaM. arctica#Kienast, Frank
68 Minuartia rubellaM. rubella#Kienast, Frank
69 Minuartia vernaMin.v#Kienast, Frank
70 Myosotis alpestrisM. alpestris#Kienast, Frank
71 Oxycoccus microcarpusO. microcarpus#Kienast, Frank
72 Oxyria digynaOxy.d#Kienast, Frank
73 Papaver sect. ScapifloraPapaver sect. Scapiflora#Kienast, Frank
74 Poa indeterminataPoa indet.#Kienast, Frank
75 Poaceae sp.Poaceae sp.#Kienast, Frank
76 Polygonum viviparumPol.v#Kienast, Frank
77 Potamogeton pusillusPot.p#Kienast, Frank
78 Potamogeton sp.Potamogeton sp.#Kienast, Frank
79 Potamogeton vaginatusP. vaginatus#Kienast, Frank
80 Potentilla arenosaP. arenosa#Kienast, Frank
81 Potentilla cf. niveaP. cf. nivea#Kienast, Frank
82 Potentilla hyparcticaP. hyparctica#Kienast, Frank
83 Potentilla cf. stipularisP. cf. stipularis#Kienast, Frank
84 Potentilla longifoliaP. longifolia#Kienast, Frank
85 Potentilla sect. HypargyriumPotentilla sect. Hypargyrium#Kienast, Frank
86 Puccinellia tenuifloraP. tenuiflora#Kienast, Frank
87 Ranunculus hyperboreusR. hyperboreus#Kienast, Frank
88 Ranunculus nivalisR. nivalis#Kienast, Frank
89 Ranunculus pedatifidus subsp. affinisR. pedatifidus subsp. affinis#Kienast, Frankurspr. bestimmt als R. reptans
90 Ranunculus sp.Ranunculus sp.#Kienast, Frank
91 cf. Lesquerella arcticacf. L. arctica#Kienast, Frank
92 Rumex graminifolius-typeR. graminifolius-T#Kienast, FrankR. subgen. Acetosella
93 Rumex maritimusR. maritimus#Kienast, Frank
94 Sagina intermediaS. intermedia#Kienast, Frank
95 Salix sp.Salix sp.#Kienast, Frank
96 Saxifraga cernuaS. cernua#Kienast, Frank
97 Saxifraga cespitosaS. cespitosa#Kienast, Frank
98 Saxifraga foliolosaS. foliolosa#Kienast, Frank
99 Saxifraga hieracifoliaS. hieracifolia#Kienast, Frank
100 Saxifraga hirculusSax.h#Kienast, Frank
101 Saxifraga nivalisSax.n#Kienast, Frank
102 Saxifraga spinulosaS. spinulosa#Kienast, Frank
103 Saxifraga tenuisS. tenuis#Kienast, Frank
104 Tephroseris palustrisT. palustris#Kienast, Frank
105 Silene repensS. repens#Kienast, Frank
106 Silene sp.Silene sp.#Kienast, Frank
107 Sorbaria sorbifoliaS. sorbifolia#Kienast, Frank
108 Stellaria ciliatisepalaS. ciliatisepala#Kienast, Frank
109 Stellaria crassifoliaS. crassifolia#Kienast, Frank
110 Stellaria edwardsiiS. edwardsii#Kienast, Frank
111 Stellaria longipesS. longipes#Kienast, Frank= S. peduncularis
112 Stellaria sp.Stellaria sp.#Kienast, Frank
113 Thesium sp.Thesium sp.#Kienast, Frank
114 Thalictrum alpinumTha.a#Kienast, Frank
115 Vaccinium uliginosumVac.u#Kienast, Frank
116 Number of taxaTaxa#Kienast, Frankdetected
Size:
2039 data points

Data

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Event

Sample ID

Height [m a.s.l.]

Sediment

Stratigraphy

Age model [ka]

Age dated [ka]

Age e + [ka +]

Age e - [ka -]
10 
Agrostis sp. [#]
11 
A. schoenoprasum [#]
12 
Alopecurus sp. [#]
13 
A. obovatum [#]
14 
A. septentrionalis [#]
15 
A. petrea [#]
16 
E. capillaris [#]
17 
Artemisia sp. [#]
18 
Batrachium sp. [#]
19 
Bet.e [#]
20 
Bet.Se.A [#]
21 
Calamagrostis indet. [#]
22 
C. hermaphroditica [#]
23 
Cat.p [#]
24 
C. bellidifolia [#]
25 
C. aquatilis [#]
26 
C. cf. argunensis [#]
27 
C. arctisibirica [#]
28 
C. cespitosa [#]
29 
C. duriuscula [#]
30 
C. lugens [#]
31 
C. cf. nardina [#]
32 
Carex sect. Phacocystis [#]
33 
C. cf. spaniocarpa [#]
34 
C. cf. stans [#]
35 
Carex sect. Temnemis [#]
36 
Carex sp. [#]
37 
C. tetragona [#]
38 
C. beeringianum [#]
39 
C. jenissejense [#]
40 
C. maximum [#]
41 
C. regelii [#]
42 
Cerastium sp. [#]
43 
Chara sp. [#]
44 
Chenopodium sp. [#]
45 
C. glaucum [#]
46 
C. arctica [#]
47 
D. cespitosa agg. [#]
48 
D. sophioides [#]
49 
Draba sp. [#]
50 
D. punctata [#]
51 
E. angustifolium [#]
52 
E. russeolum [#]
53 
Erio.s [#]
54 
E. vaginatum [#]
55 
Festuca sp. [#]
56 
G. apetala [#]
57 
Gla.m [#]
58 
Hip.v [#]
59 
H. brevisubulatum [#]
60 
J. biglumis [#]
61 
K. myosuroides [#]
62 
K. simpliciuscula [#]
63 
Kobresia sp. [#]
64 
Lin.p [#]
65 
L. confusa [#]
66 
L. sibirica [#]
67 
M. arctica [#]
68 
M. rubella [#]
69 
Min.v [#]
70 
M. alpestris [#]
71 
O. microcarpus [#]
72 
Oxy.d [#]
73 
Papaver sect. Scapiflora [#]
74 
Poa indet. [#]
75 
Poaceae sp. [#]
76 
Pol.v [#]
77 
Pot.p [#]
78 
Potamogeton sp. [#]
79 
P. vaginatus [#]
80 
P. arenosa [#]
81 
P. cf. nivea [#]
82 
P. hyparctica [#]
83 
P. cf. stipularis [#]
84 
P. longifolia [#]
85 
Potentilla sect. Hypargyrium [#]
86 
P. tenuiflora [#]
87 
R. hyperboreus [#]
88 
R. nivalis [#]
89 
R. pedatifidus subsp. affinis [#]
90 
Ranunculus sp. [#]
91 
cf. L. arctica [#]
92 
R. graminifolius-T [#]
93 
R. maritimus [#]
94 
S. intermedia [#]
95 
Salix sp. [#]
96 
S. cernua [#]
97 
S. cespitosa [#]
98 
S. foliolosa [#]
99 
S. hieracifolia [#]
100 
Sax.h [#]
101 
Sax.n [#]
102 
S. spinulosa [#]
103 
S. tenuis [#]
104 
T. palustris [#]
105 
S. repens [#]
106 
Silene sp. [#]
107 
S. sorbifolia [#]
108 
S. ciliatisepala [#]
109 
S. crassifolia [#]
110 
S. edwardsii [#]
111 
S. longipes [#]
112 
Stellaria sp. [#]
113 
Thesium sp. [#]
114 
Tha.a [#]
115 
Vac.u [#]
116 
Taxa [#]
Byk_98_Mkh Mkh 1-2.1.2.70soilZyrian (MIS 4)58.4004.963.040000000000000000000400000001010100000002000000000040000000000001000000010220000000000030000000000000000000010
Byk_98_MkhMkh 1-1.2.3.40siltZyrian (MIS 4)52.8703.602.4800000000000300000000000000000000000000000000000000100000101200004350000260907300013000040000000000000000000015
Byk_98_MkhMkh K1-18.80siltKargin (MIS 3)48.000000000190001005000000006000000000000000200000001000000000000000000002580000030000000090000000010000000010013
Byk_98_MkhMkh K 1-510.50soil-peatKargin (MIS 3)45.3001.201.0503001011400260100000000140000010000000000122121540201040000341161004231000486015062200000610110000000060000000000037
Byk_98_MkhMkh KB1-112.60siltKargin (MIS 3)42.702000000600000200000000000000000000000003000010000600000006300040000321130500200000020060000000000000000000017
Byk_98_MkhMkh HB2-715.45peatKargin (MIS 3)38.9000000000001001141040002606220000040000000>1000001000009000000060300705000000050000000000050000202002000000002023
Byk_98_MkhMkh KB6-318.40soil-peatKargin (MIS 3)36.0200.450.420000200030000300009500#701801500000400001200>1000011070000271300108511058160000000>10000200130011290000000010010000000036
Byk_98_MkhMkh KB6-719.20soil-siltKargin (MIS 3)33.9000000000003067000006110#70306000000100000008000050000030010203500042330000#5005#6000300300000400000100020000000000027
Byk_98_MkhMkh KB6-819.25soil-siltKargin (MIS 3)33.70000300011000>1000101000700120000000000000001320000300000100000141100504100103030#50003100000002110000000050000300000027
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-2023.30siltSartan (MIS 2)28.1100.230.2200000000000000000000010000000000000000081000000000400000002400001600000014002000000000000000000000000000000008
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-1824.70sandy siltSartan (MIS 2)25.5700.170.1601010100000006004010010140500020390080000000>1000000021020920000133>100133102>100121700302230>500>100023>100080050018840>1000000000001004021000044
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-1228.80silty sandSartan (MIS 2)22.0600.150.15000100000000000000000000000000000000001#500000000000190000000>1000000>10000000010000001000000220>5000000000200000000000012
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-2231.80siltSartan (MIS 2)00015300201070000000170000000173130201140#2009000060000121900001813#200#70100541700000#20>1000>5000038005515005>5000000000001100000000038
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-932.60siltSartan (MIS 2)17.3500.130.13000200000000019000000000000000000000000087000000000000000202100031200007002000500000000110000000030000300000016
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-634.10sandSartan (MIS 2)14.7300.100.100002010000000000000330001000013150000014000500000000000750002493621004570004000>5000012003100010500000000124000000000027
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-535.30sandSartan (MIS 2)13.9200.100.101113123001001002200006400000000>1000000060602>100300002600008700007>1005100004550150000>10019>500>5004>10001300>10000002>1000000000007000000000037
Byk_98_MkhMkh 99-337.00silty sandHolocene cover7.7900.050.05000000002005000>5000>500141300>100000>100#50000000000000001005000000000000010000030302100400>10000010510000302702000010000200104729
Byk_98_Mkh-6.2 Mkh 6.2.-61.40peat inclusionHolocene (alas)2.8850.030.03000000000415000>5000050100>1000000075000000000>50001>10000303000000000000100000400000000000025101000063010910000000000000024