Edaphic and microclimatic controls over permafrost response to fire in interior Alaska
Discontinuous permafrost in the North American boreal forest is strongly influenced by the effects of ecological succession on the accumulation of surface organic matter, making permafrost vulnerable to degradation resulting from fire disturbance. To assess factors affecting permafrost degradation a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2013-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035013 |