Lakes ecosystem response to Holocene climate changes and human impact in the Southern Urals: Diatom and geochemical proxies

Major changes in the Holocene were identified based on a diatom and geochemical analysis of sediment cores from Lakes Ufimskoe and Syrytkul (the Southern Urals). The Lake Ufimskoe ecosystem in the Central mountain area is identified to be highly sensitive to variations in temperature. Meanwhile, Lake Syrytkul is more responsive to climate aridization because of its limnological characteristics and less precipitation in the piedmont area. Climate...