Vegetation and environmental dynamics in the central part of the Kola Peninsula during the past 13.3 ka as reflected by ancient plant DNA on sediments from Lake Imandra

• Published in: Journal of quaternary science Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 1070 - 1096
• Main Authors: Poliakova, Anastasia, Lenz, Matthias, Melles, Martin, Fedorov, Grigory, Merkel, Marie K. F., Alsos, Inger G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Algae; Aquatic plants; Biodiversity; Bryophytes; Coniferous forests; Deciduous forests; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Environmental changes; Eutrophication; Flora; Flowers & plants; Genera; Glacial periods; Glacier retreat; Glaciers; Holocene; Human impact; Human influences; Lake sediments; Lakes; Peninsulas; Plant diversity; Pleistocene; Sediments; Steppes; Taxa; Tundra; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; Weeds; Younger Dryas; Kola Peninsula; Russia

The first high‐resolution reconstruction of the vegetation and environmental changes during the last ca 13 300 cal a BP in the central part of the Kola Peninsula (NW Russia) was reconstructed based on sedimentary ancient DNA ( sed aDNA) metabarcoding on sediment core Co1410 from Lake Imandra. In tot...