Organic-matter quality of deep permafrost carbon – a study from Arctic Siberia

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: J. Strauss, L. Schirrmeister, K. Mangelsdorf, L. Eichhorn, S. Wetterich, U. Herzschuh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Buor-Khaya; Khaya; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2227-2015; https://doaj.org/article/5e8d3b1e19bd4a0083b2dd32b753454c

The organic-carbon (OC) pool accumulated in Arctic permafrost (perennially frozen ground) equals the carbon stored in the modern atmosphere. To give an idea of how Yedoma region permafrost could respond under future climatic warming, we conducted a study to quantify the organic-matter quality (here...