Deepened snow increases late thaw biogeochemical pulses in mesic low arctic tundra

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-121

  Buckeridge, Kate M ^a,b   Grogan, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Low arctic birch hummock tundra; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Snow depth; Spring thaw

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; GROWING SEASON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SNOWPACK; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; SPRING (SEASON); TUNDRA;

ARCTIC;

EID: 78650001383     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9426-5     Document Type: Article

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