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

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: Lindborg, Tobias, Rydberg, Johan, Trojbom, Mats, Berglund, Sten, Johansson, Emma, Lofgren, Anders, Saetre, Peter, Norden, Sara, Sohlenius, Gustav, Andersson, Eva, Petrone, Johannes, Borgiel, Micke, Kautsky, Ulrik, Laudon, Hjalmar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2016
• Subjects: Ecology; Ekologi; Arctic; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Global warming; permafrost
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-127964; https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-439-2016

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...