Increased nitrous oxide emissions from Arctic peatlands after permafrost thaw

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 114; no. 24; pp. 6238 - 6243
• Main Authors: Voigt, Carolina, Marushchak, Maija E., Lamprecht, Richard E., Jackowicz-Korczyński, Marcin, Lindgren, Amelie, Mastepanov, Mikhail, Granlund, Lars, Christensen, Torben R., Tahvanainen, Teemu, Martikainen, Pertti J., Biasi, Christina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 13.06.2017
• Subjects: Arctic soils; Biological Sciences; Carbon; Climate change; Emissions; Feedback; Forest soils; greenhouse gases; Melting; nitrogen; Nitrous oxide; Peat; Peatlands; Permafrost; Permafrost thaws; Physical Sciences; Probability; Thawing; Tropical forests; Tundra; Arctic region; tundra; greenhouse gases; Arctic soils; nitrogen; climate change

Permafrost in the Arctic is thawing, exposing large carbon and nitrogen stocks for decomposition. Gaseous carbon release from Arctic soils due to permafrost thawing is known to be substantial, but growing evidence suggests that Arctic soils may also be relevant sources of nitrous oxide (N₂O). Here w...