Ecosystem changes across a gradient of permafrost degradation in subarctic Québec (Tasiapik Valley, Nunavik, Canada)

Permafrost thaw, tundra shrubification, and changes in snow cover properties are documented impacts of climate warming, particularly in subarctic regions where discontinuous permafrost is disappearing. To obtain some insight into those changes, permafrost, active layer thickness, vegetation, snow co...

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Main Authors: Maude Pelletier, Michel Allard, Esther Levesque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2019-03-01
Series:Arctic Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0049