Lake Drainage in Permafrost Regions Produces Variable Plant Communities of High Biomass and Productivity

Lake Drainage in Permafrost Regions Produces Variable Plant Communities of High Biomass and Productivity

Climate warming, increased precipitation, and permafrost thaw in the Arctic are accompanied by an increase in the frequency of full or partial drainage of thermokarst lakes. After lake drainage, highly productive plant communities on nutrient-rich sediments may develop, thus increasing the influenci...

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Main Authors: Sergey Loiko, Nina Klimova, Darya Kuzmina, Oleg Pokrovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
drained thermokarst lake
khasyrey
plant communities
NDVI
soil physical and chemical properties
western Siberia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/7/867

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