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Spatial variations in organic carbon quality within Arctic lake sediments are regulated by differential capacities for organo-mineral stabilization, particularly through associations with iron-bearing minerals in deeper basins. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To determine how sediment geochemistry and mineral interactions influence the stabilization and preservation of organic carbon across lake depth gradients.

September 5, 2026Arctic Antarctic and Alpine ResearchOpen Access

Association of thermally-labile organic carbon with iron-bearing minerals in deep sediments of a small, Arctic clearwater lake

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VHVáclava Hazuková HOHanna Oderstad COCarolina Olid

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Sediment core analysis reveals iron-bearing minerals preserve thermally-labile organic carbon in deep Arctic lake basins, highlighting mineral-driven preservation mechanisms.

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To determine how sediment geochemistry and mineral interactions influence the stabilization and preservation of organic carbon across lake depth gradients.
Analyzed three sediment cores collected across a depth gradient from a small clearwater lake in the Swedish Arctic.
Assessed mineral composition, specific surface area, organic carbon stocks, and carbon thermal stability using geochemical proxies.
Deepest basin sediments contained iron oxides and demonstrated 6- to 7-fold higher specific surface area than littoral sediments dominated by aluminosilicates.
Higher specific surface area strongly correlated with more thermally-labile organic carbon (ρ = −0.71, p = 0.01), but showed no correlation with total organic carbon stocks (ρ = 0.05, p = 0.89).
Deep-basin organic carbon was less degraded, more aliphatic, and primarily sourced from planktonic algae.

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Hazuková et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3c76b95aff0620eaec0 https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2026.2711477

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September 5, 2026Arctic Antarctic and Alpine ResearchOpen Access

Association of thermally-labile organic carbon with iron-bearing minerals in deep sediments of a small, Arctic clearwater lake

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VHVáclava Hazuková HOHanna Oderstad COCarolina Olid

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Sediment core analysis reveals iron-bearing minerals preserve thermally-labile organic carbon in deep Arctic lake basins, highlighting mineral-driven preservation mechanisms.

Key Points

To determine how sediment geochemistry and mineral interactions influence the stabilization and preservation of organic carbon across lake depth gradients.
Analyzed three sediment cores collected across a depth gradient from a small clearwater lake in the Swedish Arctic.
Assessed mineral composition, specific surface area, organic carbon stocks, and carbon thermal stability using geochemical proxies.
Deepest basin sediments contained iron oxides and demonstrated 6- to 7-fold higher specific surface area than littoral sediments dominated by aluminosilicates.
Higher specific surface area strongly correlated with more thermally-labile organic carbon (ρ = −0.71, p = 0.01), but showed no correlation with total organic carbon stocks (ρ = 0.05, p = 0.89).
Deep-basin organic carbon was less degraded, more aliphatic, and primarily sourced from planktonic algae.

Cite This Study

Hazuková et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3c76b95aff0620eaec0 https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2026.2711477

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