Methanogen Biomarkers in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of Stordalen, Sweden

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Lupascu, M., Wadham, J. L., Hornibrook, E. R. C., Pancost, R. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Stordalen; Climate change; North Sweden; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1823; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.1823; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.1823

ABSTRACT Permafrost peatlands are both an important source of atmospheric CH 4 and a substantial sink for atmospheric CO 2 . Climate change can affect this balance, with higher temperatures resulting in the conversion of permafrost soils to wetlands and associated accelerated mineralisation and incr...