Novak, Joseph B; Bhattacharaya, Tripti; Feng, Ran: Compiled Late Pliocene Siberian Vegetation Data [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.983813 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
We compiled published palaeobotanical data from 25 localities in West and East Siberia, the Russian Far East, northern Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and northwestern China. Of the 25 sites, 24 were either not included or published more recently than the PRISM3/4 biome reconstruction (Salzmann et al., 2008, doi:10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00381.x). These additional data substantially improve the data coverage in northern Eurasia and permit a more rigorous assessment of the vegetation boundary conditions used in the PlioMIP experiments.Compiled vegetation data from Siberia classified into the standard biomes of the PRISM4 Pliocene vegetation reconstruction. All data come from published studies, many of which were published in Russian language journals.
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Funding:
National Science Foundation (NSF), grant/award no. NNA 22-02918: Rainfall, Ecosystems, and Fire in Warm Late Neogene Climates of the Lake Baikal Region
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 55.581850 * Median Longitude: 115.772205 * South-bound Latitude: 40.130400 * West-bound Longitude: 58.601000 * North-bound Latitude: 72.330000 * East-bound Longitude: 177.000000
Event(s):
Comment:
Originally published biome / vegetation classifications were adapted to the PRISM4 framework as follows:
Grassland: Steppe
Open Woodland / Savannah: Lesosteppe (Forest-Steppe), Steppe-Forest, Open Woodland
Temperate Forest: Broadleaf Deciduous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Temperate Forest
Boreal Forest: Taiga, Boreal Taiga, Listvenista (Latch Forest), Pine Forest, Spruce Forest, Conifer Forest, Boreal Forest
Tundra: Tundra, Forest-Tundra, Shrub Tundra
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Novak, Joseph B | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Novak, Joseph B | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Novak, Joseph B | |||
| 4 | Age, minimum/young | Age min | Ma | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | |
| 5 | Age, maximum/old | Age max | Ma | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | |
| 6 | Age, dating method | Dating meth | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Used to constrain the age of the section | |
| 7 | Quality control | QC | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Assessed quality of the age control of the section | |
| 8 | Number | No | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Age Quality Value | |
| 9 | Vegetation type | Vegetation type | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Method used to determine past vegetation | |
| 10 | Biome | Biome | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Original Biome Interpretation | |
| 11 | Biome | Biome | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Standard Biome Classification | |
| 12 | Number | No | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Biome value | |
| 13 | Reference/source | Reference | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Reference associated with these data | |
| 14 | Reference/source | Reference | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Second reference associated with these data, if applicable | |
| 15 | Reference/source | Reference | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Third reference associated with these data, if applicable | |
| 16 | Reference/source | Reference | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) | Fourth reference associated with these data, if applicable | |
| 17 | Comment | Comment | Novak, Joseph B | see reference(s) |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
274 data points