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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4411-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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08 Aug 2016
Research article |
| 08 Aug 2016
Bacterial production in subarctic peatland lakes enriched by thawing permafrost
Bethany N. Deshpande
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Northern Studies (CEN), Biology Department and Takuvik
Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Sophie Crevecoeur
Centre for Northern Studies (CEN), Biology Department and Takuvik
Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Alex Matveev
Centre for Northern Studies (CEN), Biology Department and Takuvik
Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Warwick F. Vincent
Centre for Northern Studies (CEN), Biology Department and Takuvik
Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Oxygen depletion in subarctic peatland thaw lakes B. Deshpande et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0048
- Size-Fractionated Microbiome Structure in Subarctic Rivers and a Coastal Plume Across DOC and Salinity Gradients M. Blais et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.760282
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- Emergence of steeply stratified permafrost thaw ponds changes zooplankton ecology in subarctic freshwaters M. Wauthy & M. Rautio https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2020.1753412
- Winter inverse lake stratification under historic and future climate change R. Woolway et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10231
- Winter Accumulation of Methane and its Variable Timing of Release from Thermokarst Lakes in Subarctic Peatlands A. Matveev et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JG005078
- Estimating nutrient stoichiometry and cascading influences on plankton in thermokarst lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Z. Ren et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01859-w
- Rapid recovery of an arctic lake ecosystem from a pulse disturbance caused by thermokarst failure P. Budy et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-025-05681-9
- Contrasting Winter Versus Summer Microbial Communities and Metabolic Functions in a Permafrost Thaw Lake A. Vigneron et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01656
- Humic surface waters of frozen peat bogs (permafrost zone) are highly resistant to bio- and photodegradation L. Shirokova et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2511-2019
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Subarctic lakes are changing in size as a result of permafrost thawing, resulting in mobilization of soil materials. Our study characterizes the carbon and nutrient regime of a set of thaw lakes and their adjacent permafrost soils in a rapidly degrading landscape, showing how these materials create favorable conditions for aquatic bacterial communities. We discuss the controls over the bacterial community, and demonstrate that gain processes are not a primary control.
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