Root profiles and 15N isotope uptake of tundra plants, Eight Mile Lake, Alaska 2015

• Main Author: Rebecca Hewitt
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center
• Subjects: isotope 15N; moist acidic tundra; roots; Betula nana; Rhododendron tomentosum; Empetrum nigrum; Rubus chamaemorus; Vaccinium uliginosum; Carex bigelowii; Eriophorum vaginatum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea; Petasites frigidus; Polygonum bistorta; Andromeda polifolia; Arctic; Northern Foothills; Active layer thickness; alaska range; Brooks Range; Eriophorum; north slope; permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2K06X08R

Nontechnical Release of carbon frozen in permafrost (frozen ground) has been identified as one of the strongest and most likely positive feedbacks between the biosphere and the warming climate. Permafrost nitrogen release has the potential to stabilize the response of the carbon cycle to climate war...