Climate change and permafrost thaw-induced boreal forest loss in northwestern Canada

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Olivia A Carpino, Aaron A Berg, William L Quinton, Justin R Adams
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2018
• Subjects: permafrost; climate change; boreal forest; peatland; landcover change; Northwest Territories; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; British Columbia; Canada; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aad74e; https://doaj.org/article/63cc214af67f42a48cb22a8d54c6d9a5

Permafrost distribution throughout the western Canadian subarctic is not well understood due to the remoteness and size of the region, its spatial and temporal heterogeneity, limited data availability, and sparse monitoring networks. These factors severely challenge investigations of how climate war...