Methanogen Biomarkers in the Discontinuous Permafrost Zone of Stordalen, Sweden

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: M. Lupascu, J. L. Wadham, E. R. C. Hornibrook, R. D. Pancost
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Arctic; Stordalen; Climate change; North Sweden; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1823

Permafrost peatlands are both an important source of atmospheric CH4 and a substantial sink for atmospheric CO2. Climate change can affect this balance, with higher temperatures resulting in the conversion of permafrost soils to wetlands and associated accelerated mineralisation and increased CH4 em...