Decomposition in differing snow regimes in high Arctic Svalbard

• Main Author: Heavyside, Paige Kathryn
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2019
• Subjects: decomposition; winter snow depth; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; BIO-3950; Adventdalen; Arctic; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15959

Rapidly rising temperatures are having great effects on the high arctic ecosystem, historically characterized by long, cold winter periods, and cold dry summers. Due to the length of the winter season, arctic soils have been an important carbon sink, but may now be facing increased microbial activit...