Influence of Holocene permafrost aggradation and thaw on the paleoecology and carbon storage of a peatland complex in northwestern Canada

• Published in: The Holocene
• Main Authors: Pelletier, Nicolas, Talbot, Julie, Olefeldt, David, Turetsky, Merritt, Blodau, Christian, Sonnentag, Oliver, Quinton, William L
• Other Authors: Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2017
• Subjects: Paleontology; Earth-Surface Processes; Ecology; Archeology; Global and Planetary Change; Northwest Territories; Canada; Fort Simpson; Scotty Creek; Peat; Peat plateau; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683617693899; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0959683617693899; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0959683617693899

Permafrost in peatlands strongly influences ecosystem characteristics, including vegetation composition, hydrological functions, and carbon cycling. Large amounts of organic carbon are stored in permafrost peatlands in northwestern Canada. Their possible degradation into permafrost-free wetlands inc...