The Carbon Cycle in the Ecosystems of Thermal Springs in the Chukchi Peninsula as a Natural Model of Warming |
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Authors: | Zamolodchikov D G Karelin D V |
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Institution: | (1) Research Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novocheremushkinskaya ul. 69, Moscow, 117418, Russia |
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Abstract: | Comparative studies on the ecosystems in the vicinity of thermal springs and in the typical tundra were performed in the southeastern Chukchi Peninsula in July and August 1997. Biogenic carbon fluxes during the greater part of the growing season were determined, the aboveground phytomass structure was studied, and the carbon reserve in the soil was estimated. It was demonstrated that the gross primary production and soil carbon in thermal ecosystems are greater than in similar permafrost ecosystems. The structural and ecophysiological changes leading to an increase in the gross production of plant communities were analyzed. |
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Keywords: | thermal and permafrost ecosystems carbon cycle |
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