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Wildfire as a major driver of recent permafrost thaw in boreal peatlands

Permafrost vulnerability to climate change may be underestimated unless effects of wildfire are considered. Here we assess impacts of wildfire on soil thermal regime and rate of thermokarst bog expansion resulting from complete permafrost thaw in western Canadian permafrost peatlands. Effects of wil...

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Autores principales: Gibson, Carolyn M., Chasmer, Laura E., Thompson, Dan K., Quinton, William L., Flannigan, Mike D., Olefeldt, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6072743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30072751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05457-1