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Ecosystem dynamics of an ice-poor permafrost peatland in eastern Eurasia: paleoecological insights into climate sensitivity
Zhengyu Xia
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Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
Fengtong Chen
Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
Mengyang Guo
Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130102, China
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We conducted a paleoecological analysis of multiple cores from an ice-poor permafrost peatland in eastern Eurasia to understand its long-term ecosystem dynamics. Our findings highlight that climate–permafrost interactions and their feedbacks play a key role in controlling peatland processes, including its formation, development, and ongoing trajectory. The studied peatland shows historical stability as well as resilience in maintaining hydrology and a carbon sink amid ongoing climate change.
We conducted a paleoecological analysis of multiple cores from an ice-poor permafrost peatland...
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