Permafrost thaw stimulates primary producers but has a moderate effect on primary consumers in subarctic ponds
Abstract Frozen tundra soils hold one of the Earth's largest pools of organic carbon. Climate warming and the associated permafrost thaw release a large fraction of this carbon into circumpolar lakes, inducing extreme browning that fuels the heterotrophic microbial food web. How this permafrost...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-06-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3099 |