Biogeochemical data from terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in a periglacial catchment, West Greenland

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: T. Lindborg, J. Rydberg, M. Tröjbom, S. Berglund, E. Johansson, A. Löfgren, P. Saetre, S. Nordén, G. Sohlenius, E. Andersson, J. Petrone, M. Borgiel, U. Kautsky, H. Laudon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: envir; geo; Arctic; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Global warming; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-439-2016; http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/8/439/2016/essd-8-439-2016.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/f929441ab2bf4177883192b861af3142

Global warming is expected to be most pronounced in the Arctic where permafrost thaw and release of old carbon may provide an important feedback mechanism to the climate system. To better understand and predict climate effects and feedbacks on the cycling of elements within and between ecosystems in...