Influence of permafrost extent on photochemical reactivity, functional group composition, and geochemical cycling of a subarctic discontinuous permafrost Alaskan watershed

• Main Author: Gagné, Kristin R.
• Other Authors: Guerard, Jennifer J., Simpson, William, Trainor, Thomas P., Jones, Jeremy
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: permafrost; ecosystems; Alaska; permafrost forests; watersheds; watershed hydrology; photochemistry; biogeochemistry; geochemistry; Arctic; Fairbanks; Fenton; Subarctic; Thermokarst
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11268

Dissertation (Ph.D.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2020 Sub-Arctic Alaskan boreal forests are currently extremely susceptible to permafrost thaw caused by increases in atmospheric temperatures in the region. Upon thaw, permafrost soil organic matter can leach out organic matter, nitrogen, and meta...