Reviews and syntheses: Effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic aquatic ecosystems

Vonk, J. E.; Tank, S. E.; Bowden, W. B.; Laurion, I.; Vincent, W. F.; Alekseychik, P.; Amyot, M.; Billet, M. F.; Canário, J.; Cory, R. M.; Deshpande, B. N.; Helbig, M.; Jammet, M.; Karlsson, J.; Larouche, J.; MacMillan, G.; Rautio, M.; Walter Anthony, K. M.; Wickland, K. P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7129-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7129-2015

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Freshwater ecosystems in changing permafrost landscapes

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08 Dec 2015

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Reviews and syntheses: Effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic aquatic ecosystems

J. E. Vonk, S. E. Tank, W. B. Bowden, I. Laurion, W. F. Vincent, P. Alekseychik, M. Amyot, M. F. Billet, J. Canário, R. M. Cory, B. N. Deshpande, M. Helbig, M. Jammet, J. Karlsson, J. Larouche, G. MacMillan, M. Rautio, K. M. Walter Anthony, and K. P. Wickland

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RC C3748: 'Review of Vonk et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Jul 2015
RC C4034: 'Review', O.S. Pokrovsky, 03 Aug 2015
RC C4143: 'Review', Julia Boike, 07 Aug 2015
RC C4382: 'Review of Vonk et al. 2015 - Effects of permafrost thaw on arctic aquatic ecosystems', Anonymous Referee #4, 17 Aug 2015
AC C6396: 'Response to reviewer comments', Jorien Vonk, 10 Oct 2015
AC C6397: 'Revised manuscript with tracked-changes', Jorien Vonk, 10 Oct 2015
AC C6398: 'Revised manuscript', Jorien Vonk, 10 Oct 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Nov 2015) by Victor Brovkin

AR by Jorien Vonk on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (19 Nov 2015) by Victor Brovkin

AR by Jorien Vonk on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

In this review, we give an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding how permafrost thaw affects aquatic systems. We describe the general impacts of thaw on aquatic ecosystems, pathways of organic matter and contaminant release and degradation, resulting emissions and burial, and effects on ecosystem structure and functioning. We conclude with an overview of potential climate effects and recommendations for future research.