Properties and bioavailability of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils, Lower Kolyma Region, Russia

• Published in: European Journal of Soil Science
• Main Authors: Gentsch, Norman, Mikutta, Robert, Shibistova, Olga, Wild, Birgit, Schnecker, Jörg, Richter, Andreas, Urich, Tim, Gittel, Antje, Santruckova, Hana, Barta, Jiri, Lashchinskiy, Nikolay, Mueller, Carsten W., Fuß, Roland, Guggenberger, Georg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: article; Text; soil organic matter; permafrost soils; stabilization; Arctic; Kolyma; Global warming; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12269; https://www.openagrar.de/receive/timport_mods_00034388; https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/timport_derivate_00034388/dn055267.pdf

Permafrost degradation may cause strong feedbacks of arctic ecosystems to global warming, but this will depend on if, and to what extent, organic matter (OM) is protected against biodegradation by mechanisms other than freezing and anoxia. Here, we report on the amount, chemical composition and bioa...