Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change
Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change
Session ID#: 120936
Session Description:
Permafrost carbon (C) remains one of the most important C cycle feedbacks to climate, with implications for global society. Permafrost region soils contain 1440-1600 billion tons of C; release of just a fraction of this pool as carbon dioxide and methane can accelerate climate change. Permafrost degradation can change ecosystem C storage by enhancing microbial activity and ecosystem respiration, but can also stimulate plant growth and increase C stored in vegetation and surface soil. This session invites papers that examine factors causing losses and gains in permafrost C that contribute to current observations and future projections of changing permafrost C through time. Papers may address any aspect of this topic from microbial communities to the global scale, using a range of field or laboratory measurements or modeling to detect and forecast permafrost thaw and the influence on the C cycle and future climate.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- ESA: Ecological Society of America -
- SSSA: Soil Science Society of America -
- WCRP: World Climate Research Programme -
Index Terms:
0428 Carbon cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0486 Soils/pedology [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0702 Permafrost [CRYOSPHERE]
1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Convener: Edward Schuur, Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
Conveners: Heidi Rodenhizer, Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society (ECOSS), Flagstaff, AZ, United States and Craig Robert See, Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
Primary Liaison: Heidi Rodenhizer, Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society (ECOSS), Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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