Response of Thermokarst Formation and Shrub Cover Change to Fire Disturbance in The Arctic Tundra Ecosystem

Yaping Chen, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA, United States, Mark J Lara, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Departments of Geography and GIS and Plant Biology, Urbana, United States and Fengsheng Hu, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Plant Biology, Geology, Urbana, United States