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Biomarker proxy records of Arctic climate change during the Mid-Pleistocene transition from Lake El'gygytgyn (Far East Russia)
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
now at: University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
William C. Daniels
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
Isla S. Castañeda
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
Julie Brigham-Grette
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Short summary
Earth experiences regular ice ages resulting in shifts between cooler and warmer climates. Around 1 million years ago, the ice age cycles grew longer and stronger. We used bacterial and plant lipids preserved in an Arctic lake to reconstruct temperature and vegetation during this climate transition. We find that Arctic land temperatures did not cool much compared to ocean records from this period, and that vegetation shifts correspond with a long-term drying previously reported in the region.
Earth experiences regular ice ages resulting in shifts between cooler and warmer climates....
