Spatial variation and linkages of soil and vegetation in the Siberian Arctic tundra – coupling field observations with remote sensing data

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: J. Mikola, T. Virtanen, M. Linkosalmi, E. Vähä, J. Nyman, O. Postanogova, A. Räsänen, D. J. Kotze, T. Laurila, S. Juutinen, V. Kondratyev, M. Aurela
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Tiksi; Climate change; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2781-2018; https://doaj.org/article/20a90fb2039e4a08b63c8fd98cc6277b

Arctic tundra ecosystems will play a key role in future climate change due to intensifying permafrost thawing, plant growth and ecosystem carbon exchange, but monitoring these changes may be challenging due to the heterogeneity of Arctic landscapes. We examined spatial variation and linkages of soil...