Post-thaw variability in litter decomposition best explained by microtopography at an ice-rich permafrost peatland

• Main Authors: Malhotra, Avni, Moore, Tim R., Limpens, Juul, Roulet, Nigel T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Subjects: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Sociology; FOS Sociology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Plant Biology; Stordalen; Ice; Northern Sweden; permafrost; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5904655.v3; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Post-thaw_variability_in_litter_decomposition_best_explained_by_microtopography_at_an_ice-rich_permafrost_peatland/5904655/3

Litter decomposition, a key process by which recently fixed carbon is lost from ecosystems, is a function of environmental conditions and plant community characteristics. In ice-rich peatlands, permafrost thaw introduces high variability in both abiotic and biotic factors, both of which may affect l...