The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland
The Kangerlussuaq area of southwest Greenland encompasses diverse ecological, geomorphic, and climate gradients that function over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Ecosystems range from the microbial communities on the ice sheet and moisture-stressed terrestrial vegetation (and their associat...
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ftkeeleuniv:oai:eprints.keele.ac.uk:2977 2023-07-30T03:59:53+02:00 The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland Law, A 2017-02-01 text https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2977/ https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2977/1/A%20Law%20-%20The%20Arctic%20in%20the%20Twenty-First%20Century.pdf https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/biosci/biw158 https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw158 en eng American Institute of Biological Sciences https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2977/1/A%20Law%20-%20The%20Arctic%20in%20the%20Twenty-First%20Century.pdf Law, A orcid:0000-0002-8509-0812 (2017) The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland. Bioscience, 67 (2). pp. 118-133. doi:10.1093/biosci/biw158 cc_by_4 G Geography (General) Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftkeeleuniv https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw158 2023-07-10T21:15:37Z The Kangerlussuaq area of southwest Greenland encompasses diverse ecological, geomorphic, and climate gradients that function over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Ecosystems range from the microbial communities on the ice sheet and moisture-stressed terrestrial vegetation (and their associated herbivores) to freshwater and oligosaline lakes. These ecosystems are linked by a dynamic glacio-fluvial-aeolian geomorphic system that transports water, geological material, organic carbon and nutrients from the glacier surface to adjacent terrestrial and aquatic systems. This paraglacial system is now subject to substantial change because of rapid regional warming since 2000. Here, we describe changes in the eco- and geomorphic systems at a range of timescales and explore rapid future change in the links that integrate these systems. We highlight the importance of cross-system subsidies at the landscape scale and, importantly, how these might change in the near future as the Arctic is expected to continue to warm. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Kangerlussuaq Keele University: Keele Research Repository Arctic Greenland Kangerlussuaq ENVELOPE(-55.633,-55.633,72.633,72.633) BioScience 67 2 118 133 |
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The Kangerlussuaq area of southwest Greenland encompasses diverse ecological, geomorphic, and climate gradients that function over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Ecosystems range from the microbial communities on the ice sheet and moisture-stressed terrestrial vegetation (and their associated herbivores) to freshwater and oligosaline lakes. These ecosystems are linked by a dynamic glacio-fluvial-aeolian geomorphic system that transports water, geological material, organic carbon and nutrients from the glacier surface to adjacent terrestrial and aquatic systems. This paraglacial system is now subject to substantial change because of rapid regional warming since 2000. Here, we describe changes in the eco- and geomorphic systems at a range of timescales and explore rapid future change in the links that integrate these systems. We highlight the importance of cross-system subsidies at the landscape scale and, importantly, how these might change in the near future as the Arctic is expected to continue to warm. |
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The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland |
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The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland |
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The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland |
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The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland |
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The Arctic in the Twenty-First Century: Changing Biogeochemical Linkages across a Paraglacial Landscape of Greenland |
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arctic in the twenty-first century: changing biogeochemical linkages across a paraglacial landscape of greenland |
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https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2977/ https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2977/1/A%20Law%20-%20The%20Arctic%20in%20the%20Twenty-First%20Century.pdf https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/biosci/biw158 https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw158 |
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