The essential carbon service provided by northern peatlands
Northern peatlands have cooled the global climate by accumulating large quantities of soil
carbon (C) over thousands of years. Maintaining the C sink function of these peatlands and …
carbon (C) over thousands of years. Maintaining the C sink function of these peatlands and …
The effect of climate change on sources of radionuclides to the marine environment
Climate change interacts with the sources and cycling of contaminants, such as
radionuclides, in the environment. In this review, we discuss the implications of climate …
radionuclides, in the environment. In this review, we discuss the implications of climate …
Recent climate change has driven divergent hydrological shifts in high-latitude peatlands
High-latitude peatlands are changing rapidly in response to climate change, including
permafrost thaw. Here, we reconstruct hydrological conditions since the seventeenth century …
permafrost thaw. Here, we reconstruct hydrological conditions since the seventeenth century …
Widespread recent ecosystem state shifts in high‐latitude peatlands of northeastern Canada and implications for carbon sequestration
G Magnan, NK Sanderson, S Piilo, S Pratte… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Northern peatlands are a major component of the global carbon (C) cycle. Widespread
climate‐driven ecohydrological changes in these ecosystems can have major …
climate‐driven ecohydrological changes in these ecosystems can have major …
[HTML][HTML] Permafrost changes in the northwestern Da Xing'anling Mountains, Northeast China, in the past decade
X Chang, H Jin, R He, Y Zhang, X Li… - Earth System Science …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Under a pronounced climate warming, permafrost has been degrading in most areas
globally, but it is still unclear in the northwestern part of the Da Xing'anling Mountains …
globally, but it is still unclear in the northwestern part of the Da Xing'anling Mountains …
[HTML][HTML] Mapping surface water dynamics (1985–2021) in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada using sub-pixel Landsat Analysis
I Olthof, RH Fraser - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The fate of the carbon stored in frozen peatlands in Canada's Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL)
depends strongly on water, with wetter conditions favoring long-term storage. Dynamic …
depends strongly on water, with wetter conditions favoring long-term storage. Dynamic …
Consistent centennial‐scale change in European sub‐Arctic peatland vegetation toward Sphagnum dominance—Implications for carbon sink capacity
SR Piilo, MM Väliranta, MJ Amesbury… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is leading to permafrost thaw in northern peatlands, and current
predictions suggest that thawing will drive greater surface wetness and an increase in …
predictions suggest that thawing will drive greater surface wetness and an increase in …
Methane production and oxidation potentials along a fen‐bog gradient from southern boreal to subarctic peatlands in Finland
Methane (CH4) emissions from northern peatlands are projected to increase due to climate
change, primarily because of projected increases in soil temperature. Yet, the rates and …
change, primarily because of projected increases in soil temperature. Yet, the rates and …
Environmental spaces for palsas and peat plateaus are disappearing at a circumpolar scale
OH Könönen, O Karjalainen, J Aalto… - The Cryosphere …, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
The anthropogenic climate change threatens northern permafrost environments. This
compromises the existence of permafrost landforms, such as palsas and peat plateaus …
compromises the existence of permafrost landforms, such as palsas and peat plateaus …
Controls on saturated hydraulic conductivity in a degrading permafrost peatland complex
Permafrost peatlands are vulnerable to rapid structural changes under climatic warming,
including vertical collapse. Peatland water budgets, and therefore peat hydraulic properties …
including vertical collapse. Peatland water budgets, and therefore peat hydraulic properties …