August 2022 peat and soil samples collected from a drained thermokarst lake basin in Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada. The dataset includes macrofossil counts, peat composition, radiocarbon ages, and simulated permafrost depth, supporting the article 'Post-drainage vegetation succession and basin floor evolution of a large thermokarst lake, Old Crow Flats, Yukon' by Chiasson et al., submitted to Catena.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct local vegetation histories based on macrofossil records mentioned in the description
- Model peat accumulation rates based on age-depth models mentioned in the description
- Analyze permafrost aggradation dynamics based on simulated depth data mentioned in the description
- Characterize pre-drainage soil conditions based on samples collected below the basal layer mentioned in the description
Strengths
- Data is directly tied to a submitted scientific article (Chiasson et al., 2026), indicating a research-grade source
- Includes multiple integrated data types: macrofossil counts, peat composition, radiocarbon ages, and permafrost simulation
- Samples were collected as vertical profiles down to the basal layer, providing stratigraphic context
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data collection is from a single site in August 2022, limiting geographic and temporal scope
Provenance
- Source
- Chiasson, Danielle; Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Peat and soil samples collected from margin and centre of a drained thermokarst lake basin
- Time Range
- August 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-09 04:11:06
- Geography
- Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada