Forest decline caused by high soil water conditions in a permafrost region

• Main Authors: H. Iwasaki, H. Saito, K. Kuwao, T. C. Maximov, S. Hasegawa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
• Subjects: Technology; T; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Yakutsk; Browning; permafrost; taiga; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/4c0d230e2fee4ee3a3786a9e1f61aff7

In the permafrost region near Yakutsk, eastern Siberia, Russia, annual precipitation (June–May) in 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 exceeded the 26-year (1982–2008) mean of 222±68 mm by 185 mm and 128 mm, respectively, whereas in 2007–2008 the excedent was only 48 mm, well within the range of variability. Ye...