Frost-boil ecosystems : complex interactions between landforms, soils, vegetation and climate
Alaska ; Arctique ; Climat ; Cryoturbation ; Ecosystème ; Mollisol ; Propriétés du sol ; Sol figuré ; Végétation ; Zone froide
Active layer ; Alaska ; Arctic Region ; Climate ; Cold area ; Cryoturbation ; Ecosystem ; Patterned ground ; Soil properties ; Vegetation
This paper presents observations of frost boils in northern Alaska. It presents a hypothesis of how vegetation affects small-scale patterned-ground features across the complete Arctic climate gradient. Although not directly part of the Circumpolar