Reconstruction of the Late Holocene Environment of Central Yakutia Based on Fossil Invertebrates and Plants from a Buried Lake at the Vilyuy River Valley
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Regional Setting
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Section Stratigraphy
- Layer at 0–75 cm: bluish-grey gleied loam with reddish ferruginous spots and plant inclusions, solid, bedding is unclear.
- Layer at 75–85 cm: laminated loam deposit with alternating light and dark laminae, several mm thick.
- Layer at 85–90 cm: brown loosely packed organics with admixture of sand and silt.
- Layer at 90–160 cm: dark brown and reddish-brown consolidated gyttja-like organic material with fragments of grasses, wood, and spruce cones.
- Layer at 160–360 cm: modern alluvial sand with logs in the central part of the section.
4.2. Macrofossils
4.2.1. Insects and Other Invertebrates
4.2.2. Plants
4.2.3. Charred Plant Remains
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lab. No | Depth (m) | Radiocarbon Ages BP | Calibrated Age BP IntCal20 | Material | Reference |
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MPI-156 | 3.1 | 37,745 ± 2300 | 43,190 ± 2810 | shrub remains | Figure 3 in this study |
MPI-227 | 2.75 | 1860 ± 120 | 1780 ± 150 | wood | Figure 3 in this study |
MPI-162 | 2.7 | 1630 ± 130 | 1530 ± 130 | shrub remains | Figure 3 in this study |
MPI-36 | 30 | 39,900 ± 2000 | 44,540 ± 2240 | plant debris | Figure 3 [27] |
MPI-38 | 33 | 44,200 ± 1800 | 47,730 ± 2280 | plant debris | Figure 3 [27] |
MPI-43 | 0.1–0.2 | 3320 ± 90 | 3560 ± 110 | moss, sedge | Figure 9 [27] |
MPI-48 | 1.2–1.3 | 3990 ± 90 | 4470 ± 150 | peat | Figure 9 [27] |
MPI-52 | 1.3–1.4 | 5840 ± 100 | 6650 ± 120 | peat with wood | Figure 9 [27] |
MPI-57 | 1.6–1.7 | 8250 ± 100 | 9230 ± 130 | gyttja | Figure 9 [27] |
OSL | |||||
RLQG 2265-035 | 23 | 18,000 ± 1400 | quartz sand | Figure 3 [27] |
Taxa | Eco | 544/3 | KS-21-1-1 | KS-21-1-2 | 544/2 | KS-21-1-3 | 544/1 |
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lower | middle | top | |||||
Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera | |||||||
Gyrinidae | |||||||
Gyrinus natator L. | aq | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
G. opacus Sahlb. | aq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gyrinus sp. | aq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carabidae | |||||||
Miscodera arctica (Payk) | me | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elaphrus splendidus F.-W. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bembidion (Notaphus) sp. | ri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. (Peryphus) sp. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B. (Diplocampa) transparens (Gebl.) | ri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. (Trepanedoris) doris Pan. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bembidion sp. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Dicheirotrichus mannerheimi Sahlb. | xe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cymindis sp. | xe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Agonum (Europhilus) consimile Gyll. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
A. (Europhilus) sexpunctatum L. | ri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. (Olisares) duftschmidi J.Sch. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
A. (Agonothorax) exaratum Schalb. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Agonum sp. | ri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Poecilus (Derus) nearcticus Lth. | dt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pterostichus (Cryobius) brevicornis (Kby.) | mt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
P. (Cryobius) ventricosus Esch. | mt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pterostichus (Cryobius) spp. | mt | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Curtonotus torridus Pz. | xe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carabidae gen. indet. | oth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dytiscidae | |||||||
Agabus sp. | aq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Colymbetes sp. | aq | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Dytiscidae gen. indet. | aq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Hydrophilidae | |||||||
Cymbiodyta marginella (F.) | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cercyon sp. | pl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hydraenidae | |||||||
Limnebius sp. | aq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Staphylinidae | |||||||
Eucnecosum tenue (LeC.) | pl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Olophrum latum Maekl. | pl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
O. rotundicolle Sahlb. | pl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Olophrum sp. | pl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tachyporus sp. | pl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stenus sp. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lathrobium brunnipes (F.) | pl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
L. longulum Grav. | pl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lathrobium sp. | pl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gymmusa sp. | pl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aleocharinae gen. indet | pl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Philonthus sp. | pl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Staphylinidae gen. indet. | pl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Scirtidae | |||||||
Cyphon variabilis Thunb | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Byrrhidae | |||||||
Cytilus sericeus Forst. | me | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Porcinolus murinus (F.) | st | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Morychus sp. | xe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Simplocaria semistriata F. | me | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heteroceridae | |||||||
Heterocerus fenestratus (Thunb.) | ri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Elateridae | |||||||
Oedostethus femoralis LeC. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Elateridae gen. indet. | ri? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bostrichidae | |||||||
Stephanopachys substriatus Payk. | fo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Anthicidae | |||||||
Anthicus ater Pz. | me | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chrysomelidae | |||||||
Donacia splendens Jac. | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Donacia sp. | ri | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Phaedon concinnus Steph. | me | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gonioctena affinis Gyll. | sh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aphthona violacea (Koch) | fo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aphthona sp. | fo? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chaetocnema sp. | me | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Galerucella grisescens Joann. | fo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Curculionidae | |||||||
Tourotaris bimaculata (F.) | ri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bagous limosus Gyll. | aq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ceutorhynchus sp. | xe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Phyllobius kolymensis Kor. et Egorov | ms | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. virideaeris Laich. | me | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hypera viciae (Gyll.) | me | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lixus paraplecticus L. | ri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleonini gen. indet. | ms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lepyrus canadensis Csy. | sh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lepyrus sp. | sh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pissodes sp. | fo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dorytomus sp. | sh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rhynchaenus sp. | sh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tachyerges stigma Germ. | sh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isochnus flagellum Erics. | sh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curculionidae gen. indet. | oth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera | |||||||
Symphyta, Tenthredinidae | |||||||
Tenthredinidae gen. indet. (cocoon) | oth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aculeata, Formicidae | |||||||
Formica sp. | fo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Formica sp.? | fo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Camponotus herculeanus L. | fo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Parasitica, Ichneumonidae | |||||||
Ichneumonidae gen. indet. (cocoon) | oth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Parasitica gen. indet. | oth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arthropoda, Insecta, Neuroptera | |||||||
Chrysopidae | |||||||
Chrysopidae gen. indet. (cocoon) | oth | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera | |||||||
Chironomidae | |||||||
Chironomidae gen. indet. (larvae) | aq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Diptera gen. indet. (puparia) | oth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Arthropoda, Insecta, Trichoptera | |||||||
Brachycentridae | |||||||
Brachycentrus subnubilus Curtis | aq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Micrasema gelidum McLachlan? | aq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Arachnida, Oribatida | |||||||
Oribatida gen. indet. | oth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arthropoda, Crustacea | |||||||
Branchiopoda, Cladocera, Anomopoda | |||||||
Daphniidae | |||||||
Daphnia (Daphnia) sp. (ephippium) | aq | 74 | 14 | 130 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
Simocephalus sp. (ephippium) | aq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ceriodaphnia sp. (ephippium) | aq | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chydoridae | |||||||
Alona affinis Leydig? | aq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Amphipoda, Gammaridae | |||||||
Gammarus sp.? | aq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Annelida, Clitellata, Haplotaxida | |||||||
Lumbricidae | |||||||
Eisenia nordenskioldi (Eisen) | pl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 24 |
Lumbricidae cocoons | pl | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudinea, Arhynchobdellida | |||||||
Erpobdellidae | |||||||
Erpobdella octoculata (L)? | aq | 66 | 4 | 57 | 64 | 163 | 86 |
Haemopidae | |||||||
Haemopis sanguisuga (L)? | aq | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Tricladida | |||||||
Planariidae | |||||||
Planarian eggs | aq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bryozoa, Phylactolaemata | |||||||
Cristatellidae | |||||||
Cristatella mucedo Cuvier | aq | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
Mollusca, Bivalvia | |||||||
Sphaeriidae | |||||||
Pisidium casertanum (Poli) | aq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Porifera, Demospongiae, Spongillida | |||||||
Spongillidae | |||||||
Spongillidae gen. indet. | aq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 24 |
sum | 204 | 39 | 225 | 170 | 296 | 233 |
Taxa | Group | KS-21-1-1 + 2 | KS-21-1-3 | 544-1 | 544-2 | 544-3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pinaceae | ||||||
Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen | t | 1n | 3c, 8s, 1ss, 1n | 8s, 1n | 11s, 1ss, 1n | 1c, 1s |
Picea obovata Ledeb. | t | 1c, 8s, 3ss, 3n | 28s | 36s, 1n | 12s, 2n | 11s |
Pinus sylvestris L. | t | 1s | 5s | 1s | ||
Betulaceae | ||||||
Betula (s. str.) sect. Betula sp. | t | 5s | 1s | 1s | 1s | 6s |
B. platyphylla Sukaczev | t | 1ss | 1ss | 1ss | ||
B. fruticosa Pall. | sh | 1ss | ||||
B. cf. fruticosa Pall. | sh | 1s | 1s | 1s | ||
B. (s. str.) sect. Apterocaryon sp. | sh | 1s | 2s | |||
Alnus hirsuta (Spach) Turcz. ex Rupr. | sh | 4s | 1s, 1b | 2s | 1s, 4ss | 1s |
Rosaceae | ||||||
Rubus cf. matsumuranus H. Lev. & Van. | sh | 1s | 1s | |||
Potentilla sp. | oth | 2s | ||||
Comarum palustre L. | hm | 3s | 22s | 4s | ||
Ericaceae | ||||||
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. | psh | 2s | 1s | 5s | 2s | |
Vaccinium uliginosum L. | psh | 1s | ||||
Nymphaeaceae | ||||||
Nuphar pumila (Timm) DC | h* | 2s | 16s | 1s | 2s | |
Nymphaea tetragona Georgi | h* | 14s | 3s | 2s | 2s | 6s |
Typhaceae | ||||||
Sparganium emersum Rehmann | h | 1s | ||||
S. hyperboreum Laest. | h | 1s | ||||
Potamogetonaceae | ||||||
Potamogeton perfoliatus L. | h | 48s | 470s | 6s | 21s | 37s |
P. filiformis Pers. | h | 3s | 3s | |||
P. natans L. | h | 1s | ||||
Cyperaceae | ||||||
Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla | h | 1s | 1s | |||
Carex spp. | hm | 7s, 3ps | 7s, 5ps | 19s, 8ps | 7s, 7ps | 2ps |
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. | hm | 1s | ||||
Ranunculaceae | ||||||
Ranunculus repens L. | m | 1s | ||||
R. monophyllus Ovcz. | m | 2s | 2s | |||
Batrachium sp. | h | 1s | 1s | |||
Haloragaceae | ||||||
Myriophyllum verticillatum L. | h | 1s | 1s | |||
Polygonaceae | ||||||
Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) S.F. Gray | hm | 1s | ||||
Apiaceae | ||||||
Cicuta virosa L. | hm | 2s | 5s | 3s | ||
Menyanthaceae | ||||||
Menyanthes trifoliata L. | hm | 28s | 185s | 155s | 95s | 16s |
Brassicaceae | ||||||
Bunias cochlearioides Murray | xe | 1s | ||||
Brassicaceae gen. indet | oth | 1s | ||||
Lamiaceae | ||||||
Dracocephalum ruyschiana L. | xe | 1s | ||||
Lamiaceae gen. indet. | oth | 1s | ||||
Amaranthaceae | ||||||
Corispermum crassifolium Turcz. | p | 1s | ||||
Bryales gen. indet. | hm | 4st | 3st | 5st | 8st | 1st |
sum | 158 | 746 | 285 | 192 | 113 |
Sample Code | Charcoalified Plant Remains, Number of Fragments | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Size (mm) | Circularity | Wood | Bark | Roots | Needles | Seeds | Fungal Sclerotia | Total | Vitrified Charcoal | |
544-1 | 49 | 49 | ||||||||
KS-21-1-3 | 9 | 0.64 | 50 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 160 | 18 | |
544-2 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 5 * | |||
KS-21-1-2 | 7 | 0.43 | 6 | 43 | 49 | |||||
544-3 | 7 | 0.64 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 9 | ||
KS-21-1-1 | 0.52 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 8 |
Sample | Betula | Ericaceae | Pinus | Picea/Larix | Sclerotia of | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mycorrhizal Fungi (Cenococcum Type) | Saprobic Fungi (Collybia Type) | |||||
544-1 | 32 | 17 | ||||
KS-21-1-3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 72 |
544-2 | 1 | 6 | 20 * | 13 | ||
KS-21-1-2 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 7 | ||
544-3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 ** | ||
KS-21-1-1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 ** |
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Kuzmina, S.A.; Micharevich, M.V.; Basilyan, A.E.; Lytkin, V.M.; Shaposhnikov, G.I.; Vasilyeva, A.N.; Pavlova, M.P.; Ponomarenko, E.; Galanin, A.A. Reconstruction of the Late Holocene Environment of Central Yakutia Based on Fossil Invertebrates and Plants from a Buried Lake at the Vilyuy River Valley. Water 2023, 15, 2790. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152790
Kuzmina SA, Micharevich MV, Basilyan AE, Lytkin VM, Shaposhnikov GI, Vasilyeva AN, Pavlova MP, Ponomarenko E, Galanin AA. Reconstruction of the Late Holocene Environment of Central Yakutia Based on Fossil Invertebrates and Plants from a Buried Lake at the Vilyuy River Valley. Water. 2023; 15(15):2790. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152790
Chicago/Turabian StyleKuzmina, S. A., M. V. Micharevich, A. E. Basilyan, V. M. Lytkin, G. I. Shaposhnikov, A. N. Vasilyeva, M. P. Pavlova, E. Ponomarenko, and A. A. Galanin. 2023. "Reconstruction of the Late Holocene Environment of Central Yakutia Based on Fossil Invertebrates and Plants from a Buried Lake at the Vilyuy River Valley" Water 15, no. 15: 2790. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152790