Stable carbon isotopes as indicators for micro-geomorphic changes in palsa peats

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Alewell, C., Giesler, R., Klaminder, J., Leifeld, J., Rollog, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Stordalen; Climate change; Northern Sweden; palsa; palsas; permafrost
• Online Access: http://edoc.unibas.ch/45755/; https://edoc.unibas.ch/45755/; https://edoc.unibas.ch/45755/1/bg-8-1769-2011.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-1769-2011

Palsa peats are unique northern ecosystems formed under an arctic climate and characterized by a high biodiversity and sensitive ecology. The stability of the palsas are seriously threatened by climate warming which will change the permafrost dynamic and induce a degradation of the mires. We used st...