Stratigraphy, age and formation of peaty earth hummocks (pounus), Finnish Lapland

• Published in: The Holocene
• Main Authors: Van Vliet-Lanoe, Brigitte, Seppala, Matti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2002
• Subjects: Arctic; Kevo; permafrost; Subarctic; Tundra; Lapland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0959683602hl534rp; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1191/0959683602hl534rp

Detailed investigations of peaty earth hummocks called pounus were carried out in northemmost Finnish Lapland in the vicinity of the Kevo Subarctic Research Station. Pounus are complex, often vegetated, cryogenic mounds formed partly of peat. Some have a core of mineral soil or several large stones,...