Permafrost degradation and nitrogen cycling in Arctic rivers: insights from stable nitrogen isotope studies

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: A. Francis, R. S. Ganeshram, R. E. Tuerena, R. G. M. Spencer, R. M. Holmes, J. A. Rogers, C. Mahaffey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Kolyma; Climate change; kolyma river; ob river; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-365-2023; https://doaj.org/article/9aa11a65902643de940884b6c582c2dd

Across the Arctic, vast areas of permafrost are being degraded by climate change, which has the potential to release substantial quantities of nutrients, including nitrogen into large Arctic rivers. These rivers heavily influence the biogeochemistry of the Arctic Ocean, so it is important to underst...