Wildfire as a major driver of recent permafrost thaw in boreal peatlands

Future permafrost thaw may be underestimated unless effects of wildfire are considered. Here the authors show that wildfires in boreal permafrost peatlands influence soil temperature and seasonal thaw depth for several decades, and increase the rate of complete permafrost thaw along permafrost edges...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Carolyn M. Gibson, Laura E. Chasmer, Dan K. Thompson, William L. Quinton, Mike D. Flannigan, David Olefeldt
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Science
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permafrost
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05457-1
https://doaj.org/article/017d51f8e2d047aa87cc65973503ccd3
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Summary:Future permafrost thaw may be underestimated unless effects of wildfire are considered. Here the authors show that wildfires in boreal permafrost peatlands influence soil temperature and seasonal thaw depth for several decades, and increase the rate of complete permafrost thaw along permafrost edges.

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