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Holocene climatic change reconstructed from diatoms, chironomids, pollen and near-infrared spectroscopy at an alpine lake (Sjuodjijaure) in northern Sweden

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ID12267057
AuthorsPeter Rosén (Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Climate Impacts Research Centre, Abisko Scientific Research Station, Box 62, SE-981 07 Abisko, Sweden, corresponding author), Ulf Segerström (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Lars Eriksson (0000-0001-7947-3860, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Ingemar Renberg (Umeå University), H J B Birks (0000-0002-5891-9859, Botanical Institute, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway and Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, London WC1H OAP, UK)
Year2001
Volume11
Issue5
Pages551-562
Publication date2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Holocene (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1191/095968301680223503
OpenAlexW2086667912
LanguageEN
Citations received51
References cited58

The results of a multiproxy study reconstructing the climate history of the last 9300 years in northern Sweden are presented. It is based on diatom, chironomid and pollen analyses, as well as near-infrared spec troscopy (NIRS), of a radiocarbon dated sediment core from Sjuodjijaure (67°22N, 18°04E), situated 100 m above tree-line in the Scandes mountains. Mean July air temperature was reconstructed using transfer functions established for the region. The biological proxies show significant changes in composition during the Holocene and the inferred temperatures all follow the same general trend. For the period between about 9300 to 7300 cal. BP the reconstructions should be interpreted with caution due to the lack of convincing modern analogues in the training set. However the reconstruction suggest that July temperature was on average about the same as today, with several rapid short-term cold and warm periods. Cold periods were dated to about 8500, 8200 and 7600 cal. years BP and a warm period to about 7700 cal. BP. About 7300 cal. BP, a major shift to a warmer climate occurred. Pine migrated into the area, which was previously covered with birch forest. From the mid-Holocene until today the sediment record suggests a descending tree-limit and a gradual lowering of July temperature

Before Present · Biology · Climate change · Climatology · Diatom · Geography · Holocene · Holocene climatic optimum · Paleoclimatology · Period (music · Physical geography · Pollen · Radiocarbon dating · Sediment · Sediment core · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Environmental Science · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Tree-ring climate responses · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology

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