Thaw pond development and initial vegetation succession in experimental plots at a Siberian lowland tundra site
Background and aims: Permafrost degradation has the potential to change the Arctic tundra landscape. We observed rapid local thawing of ice-rich permafrost resulting in thaw pond formation, which was triggered by removal of the shrub cover in a field experiment. This study aimed to examine the rate...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/02b78d7e-6f5e-4076-aed2-2a99de490a0b 2024-05-12T07:59:39+00:00 Thaw pond development and initial vegetation succession in experimental plots at a Siberian lowland tundra site Li, Bingxi Heijmans, Monique M.P.D. Blok, Daan Wang, Guang-Peng Karsanaev, Sergey V. Maximov, Trofim C. van Huissteden, Jacobus Berendse, Frank 2017-11-01 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/02b78d7e-6f5e-4076-aed2-2a99de490a0b https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3369-8 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/02b78d7e-6f5e-4076-aed2-2a99de490a0b http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85027877841&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85027877841&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/02b78d7e-6f5e-4076-aed2-2a99de490a0b info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Li , B , Heijmans , M M P D , Blok , D , Wang , G-P , Karsanaev , S V , Maximov , T C , van Huissteden , J & Berendse , F 2017 , ' Thaw pond development and initial vegetation succession in experimental plots at a Siberian lowland tundra site ' , Plant and Soil , vol. 420 , no. 1-2 , pp. 147-162 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3369-8 Arctic tundra Betula nana Permafrost degradation Thermokarst Vegetation dynamics /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land name=SDG 15 - Life on Land article 2017 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3369-8 2024-04-16T02:31:17Z Background and aims: Permafrost degradation has the potential to change the Arctic tundra landscape. We observed rapid local thawing of ice-rich permafrost resulting in thaw pond formation, which was triggered by removal of the shrub cover in a field experiment. This study aimed to examine the rate of permafrost thaw and the initial vegetation succession after the permafrost collapse. Methods: In the experiment, we measured changes in soil thaw depth, plant species cover and soil subsidence over nine years (2007–2015). Results: After abrupt initial thaw, soil subsidence in the removal plots continued indicating further thawing of permafrost albeit at a much slower pace: 1 cm y −1 over 2012–2015 vs. 5 cm y −1 over 2007–2012. Grass cover strongly increased after the initial shrub removal, but later declined with ponding of water in the subsiding removal plots. Sedges established and expanded in the wetter removal plots. Thereby, the removal plots have become increasingly similar to nearby ‘natural’ thaw ponds. Conclusions: The nine years of field observations in a unique shrub removal experiment at a Siberian tundra site document possible trajectories of small-scale permafrost collapse and the initial stage of vegetation recovery, which is essential knowledge for assessing future tundra landscape changes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Betula nana Ice permafrost Thermokarst Tundra Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Arctic Plant and Soil 420 1-2 147 162 |
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Arctic tundra Betula nana Permafrost degradation Thermokarst Vegetation dynamics /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land name=SDG 15 - Life on Land Li, Bingxi Heijmans, Monique M.P.D. Blok, Daan Wang, Guang-Peng Karsanaev, Sergey V. Maximov, Trofim C. van Huissteden, Jacobus Berendse, Frank Thaw pond development and initial vegetation succession in experimental plots at a Siberian lowland tundra site |
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Background and aims: Permafrost degradation has the potential to change the Arctic tundra landscape. We observed rapid local thawing of ice-rich permafrost resulting in thaw pond formation, which was triggered by removal of the shrub cover in a field experiment. This study aimed to examine the rate of permafrost thaw and the initial vegetation succession after the permafrost collapse. Methods: In the experiment, we measured changes in soil thaw depth, plant species cover and soil subsidence over nine years (2007–2015). Results: After abrupt initial thaw, soil subsidence in the removal plots continued indicating further thawing of permafrost albeit at a much slower pace: 1 cm y −1 over 2012–2015 vs. 5 cm y −1 over 2007–2012. Grass cover strongly increased after the initial shrub removal, but later declined with ponding of water in the subsiding removal plots. Sedges established and expanded in the wetter removal plots. Thereby, the removal plots have become increasingly similar to nearby ‘natural’ thaw ponds. Conclusions: The nine years of field observations in a unique shrub removal experiment at a Siberian tundra site document possible trajectories of small-scale permafrost collapse and the initial stage of vegetation recovery, which is essential knowledge for assessing future tundra landscape changes. |
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Thaw pond development and initial vegetation succession in experimental plots at a Siberian lowland tundra site |
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Li , B , Heijmans , M M P D , Blok , D , Wang , G-P , Karsanaev , S V , Maximov , T C , van Huissteden , J & Berendse , F 2017 , ' Thaw pond development and initial vegetation succession in experimental plots at a Siberian lowland tundra site ' , Plant and Soil , vol. 420 , no. 1-2 , pp. 147-162 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3369-8 |
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