Stable carbon isotopes as indicators for environmental change in palsa peats

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: C. Alewell, R. Giesler, J. Klaminder, J. Leifeld, M. Rollog
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Stordalen; Climate change; Northern Sweden; palsa; palsas; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-1769-2011; https://doaj.org/article/b6361bbd5d0b4e02abf8478bbee21b6f

Palsa peats are unique northern ecosystems formed under an arctic climate and characterized by a high biodiversity and sensitive ecology. The stability of the palsas are seriously threatened by climate warming which will change the permafrost dynamic and induce a degradation of the mires. We used st...