Holocene carbon burial by lakes in SW Greenland

• Main Authors: Anderson, N. J., D'Andrea, W., Fritz, Sherilyn C.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2009
• Subjects: arctic; carbon; mineralization; soils; tundra; Earth Sciences; Arctic; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; High Lake; Ice Sheet; Tundra
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/geosciencefacpub/108; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/geosciencefacpub/article/1107/viewcontent/Fritz_GCB_2009_Holocene_carbon_burial__DC_VERSION.pdf

The role of the Arctic in future global change processes is predicted to be important because of the large carbon (C) stocks contained in frozen soils and peatlands. Lakes are an important component of arctic landscapes although their role in storing C is not well prescribed. The area around Kangerl...