Particulate dominance of organic carbon mobilization from thaw slumps on the Peel Plateau, NT

This research highlights how climate driven permafrost and thaw slumping is affecting the streams in the Peel Plateau, NWT.

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Creator Academic Journal
Summary This study highlights the pressing need for better knowledge of sedimentary cascades, mobilization, and storage reservoirs in slump-affected streams, and baseline assessments of the biodegradability of POC and cycling of particulate nutrients within a sedimentary cascade framework. Explicit incorporation of POC dynamics into our understanding of land-water carbon mobilization in the face of permafrost thaw is critical for understanding implications of thermokarst for regional carbon cycling and fluvial ecosystems.
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Notes This research highlights how climate driven permafrost and thaw slumping is affecting the streams in the Peel Plateau, NWT.
Tags Permafrost thaw,Thermokarst,Carbon Cycle,Peel Plateau,Hydrology,Thaw Slumps
Geographic Region NWT
Release Date 2020-10-27
Last Modified Date 2020-10-27
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