Effects of long-term land use change on dissolved carbon characteristics in the permafrost streams of northeast China

Permafrost soils act as large sinks of organic carbon but are highly sensitive to interference such as changes in land use, which can greatly influence dissolved carbon loads in streams.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts
Main Authors: Guo, Yuedong, Song, Changchun, Wan, Zhongmei, Tan, Wenwen, Lu, Yongzheng, Qiao, Tianhua
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2014
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4em00283k
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2014/EM/C4EM00283K
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Summary:Permafrost soils act as large sinks of organic carbon but are highly sensitive to interference such as changes in land use, which can greatly influence dissolved carbon loads in streams.