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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2729-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2729-2022
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Research article
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01 Jun 2022
Research article |
| 01 Jun 2022
| 01 Jun 2022
Fire in lichen-rich subarctic tundra changes carbon and nitrogen cycling between ecosystem compartments but has minor effects on stocks
Ramona J. Heim
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
Andrey Yurtaev
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Tyumen State University, 6 Volodarskogo Street, Tyumen, Russia
Anna Bucharova
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
Department of Biology, Conservation Biology Group, University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 8, 35043 Marburg, Germany
Wieland Heim
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
Department of Biology, Animal Ecology, University of Turku, Vesilinnantie 5, 20500 Turku, Finland
Valeriya Kutskir
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Tyumen State University, 6 Volodarskogo Street, Tyumen, Russia
Klaus-Holger Knorr
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry Group, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
Christian Lampei
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
Alexandr Pechkin
Research Center of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Salekhard 629008, Russia
Dora Schilling
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
Farid Sulkarnaev
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Tyumen State University, 6 Volodarskogo Street, Tyumen, Russia
Norbert Hölzel
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic matter stability in forest-tundra soils after wildfire E. Filimonenko et al. 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108155
- Macro- and micronutrient release from ash and litter in permafrost-affected forest D. Kuzmina et al. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116925
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Short summary
Fires will probably increase in Arctic regions due to climate change. Yet, the long-term effects of tundra fires on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks and cycling are still unclear. We investigated the long-term fire effects on C and N stocks and cycling in soil and aboveground living biomass.
We found that tundra fires did not affect total C and N stocks because a major part of the stocks was located belowground in soils which were largely unaltered by fire.
Fires will probably increase in Arctic regions due to climate change. Yet, the long-term effects...
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