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08 Mar 2016
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| 08 Mar 2016
Nonlinear thermal and moisture response of ice-wedge polygons to permafrost disturbance increases heterogeneity of high Arctic wetland
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Center for Northern Studies, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Daniel Fortier
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Center for Northern Studies, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Esther Lévesque
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Center for Northern Studies, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Isotopic compositions of ground ice in near-surface permafrost in relation to vegetation and microtopography at the Taiga–Tundra boundary in the Indigirka River lowlands, northeastern Siberia S. Takano et al. 10.1371/journal.pone.0223720
- Low vulnerability of Arctic fox dens to climate change-related geohazards on Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada F. Lapierre Poulin et al. 10.1139/as-2019-0007
- Remote sensing evaluation of High Arctic wetland depletion following permafrost disturbance by thermo-erosion gullying processes N. Perreault et al. 10.1139/as-2016-0047
- Geomorphology of Gullies at Thomas Lee Inlet, Devon Island, Canadian High Arctic E. Godin et al. 10.1002/ppp.1992
- Arctic ice-wedge landscape mapping by CNN using a fusion of Radarsat constellation Mission and ArcticDEM M. Merchant et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114052
- The cryostratigraphy of thermo-erosion gullies in the Canadian High Arctic demonstrates the resilience of permafrost S. Gagnon et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4743-2024
- Climatic, geomorphologic and hydrologic perturbations as drivers for mid‐ to late Holocene development of ice‐wedge polygons in the western Canadian Arctic J. Wolter et al. 10.1002/ppp.1977
- Vegetation, recent pollen deposition, and distribution of some non-pollen palynomorphs in a degrading ice-wedge polygon mire complex near Pokhodsk (NE Siberia), including size-frequency analyses of pollen attributable to Betula P. de Klerk et al. 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.11.015
- Recent Increases in Permafrost Thaw Rates and Areal Loss of Palsas in the Western Northwest Territories, Canada S. Mamet et al. 10.1002/ppp.1951
- The shifting mosaic of ice-wedge degradation and stabilization in response to infrastructure and climate change, Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, USA M. Kanevskiy et al. 10.1139/as-2021-0024
- Cumulative impacts of a gravel road and climate change in an ice-wedge-polygon landscape, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska D. Walker et al. 10.1139/as-2021-0014
- A robust vegetation-based elevation transfer method for reconstructing Arctic polygon mire palaeo-microtopography A. Teltewskoi et al. 10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.12.019
- PeRL: a circum-Arctic Permafrost Region Pond and Lake database S. Muster et al. 10.5194/essd-9-317-2017
- Ice‐wedge polygon dynamics in Svalbard: Lessons from a decade of automated multi‐sensor monitoring N. Matsuoka et al. 10.1002/ppp.1985
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- Reviews and syntheses: Effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic aquatic ecosystems J. Vonk et al. 10.5194/bg-12-7129-2015
- Effects of changing permafrost and snow conditions on tundra wildlife: critical places and times D. Berteaux et al. 10.1139/as-2016-0023
- Thermo-erosion gullies boost the transition from wet to mesic tundra vegetation N. Perreault et al. 10.5194/bg-13-1237-2016
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Short summary
Bowl-shaped ice-wedge polygons in permafrost regions can retain snowmelt water and moisture in their center. On Bylot Island (NU, CA), a rapidly developing thermal erosion gully eroded the polygons' ridges, impacting the polygon centers' ground moisture and temperature, plant cover and species. An intact polygon was homogeneous in its center for the aforementioned elements, whereas eroded polygons had a varying response following the breach, with heterogeneity as their new equilibrium state.
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