Canadian permafrost stores large pools of ammonium and optically distinct dissolved organic matter

Arctic warming leads to permafrost thaw and release of previously frozen organic matter and nutrients, but characterization of these pools is lacking. Here the authors use soil cores across Northern Canada to investigate dissolved organic matter and nitrogen stored in permafrost soils.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. Fouché, C. T. Christiansen, M. J. Lafrenière, P. Grogan, S. F. Lamoureux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18331-w