Biogeographical constraints on a tussock forming sedge and its impact on near surface Arctic carbon stocks

Salvatore Rex Curasi1, Ned Fetcher2, Rebecca E Hewitt3, Peter Lafleur4, Michael M Loranty5, Michelle C Mack6, Jeremy L May7, Isla H Myers-Smith8, Susan Natali9, Steven F Oberbauer7,10, Thomas C Parker11, Oliver Sonnentag12, Stan Wullschleger13 and Adrian V Rocha1, (1)University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences, Notre Dame, IN, United States, (2)Wilkes University, Institute for Environmental Science and Sustainability, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States, (3)Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (4)Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada, (5)Colgate University, Geography, Hamilton, NY, United States, (6)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States, (7)Florida International University, Biological Sciences, Miami, FL, United States, (8)University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (9)Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA, United States, (10)Florida Intl Univ, Miami, FL, United States, (11)University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Stirling, United Kingdom, (12)Université de Montréal, Département de Géographie, Montréal, QC, Canada, (13)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Climate Change Science Institute, Environmental Science Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States