Thermokarst And Wildfire: Effects Of Disturbances Related To Climate Change On The Ecological Characteristics And Functions Of Arctic Headwater Streams

Thermokarst And Wildfire: Effects Of Disturbances Related To Climate Change On The Ecological Characteristics And Functions Of Arctic Headwater Streams

The Arctic is warming rapidly as a result of global climate change. Permafrost - permanently frozen ground - plays a critical role in shaping arctic ecosystems and stores nearly one half of the global soil organic matter. Therefore, disturbance of permafrost will likely impact the carbon and related...

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Main Author: Larouche, Julia Rose
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: ScholarWorks @ UVM 2015
Subjects:
arctic tundra streams
dissolved organic carbon
permafrost
thermo-erosion gully
thermokarst
wildfire
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/520
http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1519&context=graddis

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