Redistribution of Soil Organic Matter by Permafrost Disturbance in the Canadian High Arctic

• Published in: Biogeochemistry
• Main Authors: Grewer, David M., Lafrenière, Melissa J., Lamoureux, Scott F., Simpson, Myrna J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Cape Bounty – Soil IOrganic Matter Characterization; Active Layer Detachments; Solvent Extractable Biomarkers; Solid-State; C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Arctic; Canada; Cape Bounty; Nunavut; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/14590; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-016-0215-7

With increased warming in the Arctic, permafrost thaw may induce localized physical disturbance of slopes. These disturbances, referred to as active layer detachments (ALDs), redistribute soil across the landscape, potentially releasing previously unavailable carbon (C). In 2007–2008, widespread ALD...