Cryogenic soil activity along bioclimatic gradients in Northern Sweden: Insights from eight different proxies

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 210-223

  Klaus, Marcus ^a   Becher, Marina ^a   Klaminder, Jonatan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climosequence; Cryoturbation; Differential frost heave; Non sorted circle; Periglacial geomorphology; Soil disturbance

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYOTURBATION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROST HEAVE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM;

ABISKO; NORRBOTTEN; SWEDEN;

EID: 84883560607     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1778     Document Type: Article

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