The role of hummocks in re‐establishing black spruce forest following permafrost thaw

• Published in: Ecohydrology
• Main Authors: Haynes, Kristine M., Smart, Jessica, Disher, Brenden, Carpino, Olivia, Quinton, William L.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, ArcticNet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Northwest Territories; Scotty Creek; Ice; Peat; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eco.2273; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/eco.2273; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/eco.2273

Abstract Northwestern Canada's discontinuous permafrost landscape is transitioning rapidly due to permafrost thaw, with the conversion of elevated, forested peat plateaus to low‐lying, treeless wetlands. Increasing hydrological connectivity leads to partial drainage of previously‐isolated bogs,...