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Observations of Thermokarst and Its Impact on Boreal Forests in Alaska, U.S.A.

  • Osterkamp T
  • Viereck L
  • Shur Y
  • et al.
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (2000) 32(3) 303-315
DOI: 10.1080/15230430.2000.12003368
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Thermokarst is developing in the boreal forests of Alaska where ice-rich discon-tinuous permafrost is thawing. Thawing destroys the physical foundation (ice-rich soil) on which boreal forest ecosystems rest causing dramatic changes in the ecosystem.

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Osterkamp, T. E., Viereck, L., Shur, Y., Jorgenson, M. T., Racine, C., Doyle, A., & Boone, R. D. (2000). Observations of Thermokarst and Its Impact on Boreal Forests in Alaska, U.S.A. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 32(3), 303–315. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2000.12003368

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