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Reviews and syntheses: Effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic aquatic ecosystems
J. E. Vonk
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Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the Netherlands
S. E. Tank
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Canada
W. B. Bowden
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405, USA
I. Laurion
Centre d'études nordiques (CEN), Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, QC, G1K 9A9, Canada
W. F. Vincent
Centre d'études nordiques (CEN), Takuvik Joint International Laboratory & Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
P. Alekseychik
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 48, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
M. Amyot
Centre d'études nordiques (CEN), Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, H2V 2S9, Canada
M. F. Billet
Biological & Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
J. Canário
Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
R. M. Cory
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
B. N. Deshpande
Centre d'études nordiques (CEN), Takuvik Joint International Laboratory & Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
M. Helbig
Département de géographie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
M. Jammet
Center for Permafrost, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
J. Karlsson
Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC), Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, 981 07, Abisko, Sweden
J. Larouche
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405, USA
G. MacMillan
Centre d'études nordiques (CEN), Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, H2V 2S9, Canada
M. Rautio
Centre d'études nordiques (CEN), Department of fundamental sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1, Canada
K. M. Walter Anthony
Water and Environmental Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
K. P. Wickland
National Research Program, US Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St., Boulder, Colorado, USA
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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.
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