Surface CO2 Exchange Dynamics across a Climatic Gradient in McKenzie Valley: Effect of Landforms, Climate and Permafrost

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Natalia Startsev, Jagtar S. Bhatti, Rachhpal S. Jassal
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2016
• Subjects: net carbon exchange; ecosystem respiration; upland forest; bogs; collapse scar; permafrost; Plant ecology; QK900-989; Canada; Mackenzie Valley; Peat; Peat plateau; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f7110279; https://doaj.org/article/0e6478f62f0c4277ac848c5225e453e2

Northern regions are experiencing considerable climate change affecting the state of permafrost, peat accumulation rates, and the large pool of carbon (C) stored in soil, thereby emphasizing the importance of monitoring surface C fluxes in different landform sites along a climate gradient. We studie...