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Permafrost collapse after shrub removal shifts tundra ecosystem to a methane source

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  • Ake L. Nauta

    (Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3A)

  • Monique M. P. D. Heijmans

    (Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3A)

  • Daan Blok

    (Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), University of Copenhagen)

  • Juul Limpens

    (Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3A)

  • Bo Elberling

    (Center for Permafrost (CENPERM), University of Copenhagen)

  • Angela Gallagher

    (Earth and Climate Cluster, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085 NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Bingxi Li

    (Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3A)

  • Roman E. Petrov

    (Institute for Biological Problems of the Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 41 Lenin Avenue 677980 Yakutsk, Russia
    North-Eastern Federal University)

  • Trofim C. Maximov

    (Institute for Biological Problems of the Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 41 Lenin Avenue 677980 Yakutsk, Russia
    North-Eastern Federal University)

  • Jacobus van Huissteden

    (Earth and Climate Cluster, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085 NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Frank Berendse

    (Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3A)

Abstract

The release of carbon from decomposing Arctic soils, following permafrost thaw, is a potentially important climate feedback. Research now shows how shrub cover protects permafrost carbon reservoirs. Manipulative experiments show that the loss of shrub cover leads to a transition of the tundra to waterlogged methane-emitting conditions.

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  • Ake L. Nauta & Monique M. P. D. Heijmans & Daan Blok & Juul Limpens & Bo Elberling & Angela Gallagher & Bingxi Li & Roman E. Petrov & Trofim C. Maximov & Jacobus van Huissteden & Frank Berendse, 2015. "Permafrost collapse after shrub removal shifts tundra ecosystem to a methane source," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 67-70, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:5:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_nclimate2446
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2446
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    1. Rúna Í. Magnússon & Alexandra Hamm & Sergey V. Karsanaev & Juul Limpens & David Kleijn & Andrew Frampton & Trofim C. Maximov & Monique M. P. D. Heijmans, 2022. "Extremely wet summer events enhance permafrost thaw for multiple years in Siberian tundra," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Yanyu Zhang & Shuying Zang & Miao Li & Xiangjin Shen & Yue Lin, 2021. "Spatial Distribution of Permafrost in the Xing’an Mountains of Northeast China from 2001 to 2018," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-13, October.

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