Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems

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Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems. / Kropp, Heather; Loranty, Michael M.; Natali, Susan M.; Kholodov, Alexander L.; Rocha, Adrian V.; Myers-Smith, Isla; Abbot, Benjamin W.; Abermann, Jakob; Blanc-Betes, Elena; Blok, Daan; Blume-Werry, Gesche; Boike, Julia; Breen, Amy L.; Cahoon, Sean M. P.; Christiansen, Casper T.; Douglas, Thomas A.; Epstein, Howard E.; Frost, Gerald V.; Goeckede, Mathias; Høye, Toke T.; Mamet, Steven D.; O'Donnell, Jonathan A.; Olefeldt, David; Phoenix, Gareth K.; Salmon, Verity G.; Sannel, A. Britta K.; Smith, Sharon L.; Sonnentag, Oliver; Vaughn, Lydia Smith; Williams, Mathew; Elberling, Bo; Gough, Laura; Hjort, Jan; Lafleur, Peter M.; Euskirchen, Eugenie S.; Heijmans, Monique M. P. D.; Humphreys, Elyn R.; Iwata, Hiroki; Jones, Benjamin M.; Jorgenson, M. Torre; Grünberg, Inge; Kim, Yongwon; Laundre, James; Mauritz, Marguerite; Michelsen, Anders; Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela; Tape, Ken D.; Ueyama, Masahito; Lee, Bang-Yong; Langley, Kirsty; Lund, Magnus.

I: Environmental Research Letters, Bind 16, Nr. 1, 015001, 2021.

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Kropp, H, Loranty, MM, Natali, SM, Kholodov, AL, Rocha, AV, Myers-Smith, I, Abbot, BW, Abermann, J, Blanc-Betes, E, Blok, D, Blume-Werry, G, Boike, J, Breen, AL, Cahoon, SMP, Christiansen, CT, Douglas, TA, Epstein, HE, Frost, GV, Goeckede, M, Høye, TT, Mamet, SD, O'Donnell, JA, Olefeldt, D, Phoenix, GK, Salmon, VG, Sannel, ABK, Smith, SL, Sonnentag, O, Vaughn, LS, Williams, M, Elberling, B, Gough, L, Hjort, J, Lafleur, PM, Euskirchen, ES, Heijmans, MMPD, Humphreys, ER, Iwata, H, Jones, BM, Jorgenson, MT, Grünberg, I, Kim, Y, Laundre, J, Mauritz, M, Michelsen, A, Schaepman-Strub, G, Tape, KD, Ueyama, M, Lee, B-Y, Langley, K & Lund, M 2021, 'Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems', Environmental Research Letters, bind 16, nr. 1, 015001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc994

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Kropp, H., Loranty, M. M., Natali, S. M., Kholodov, A. L., Rocha, A. V., Myers-Smith, I., Abbot, B. W., Abermann, J., Blanc-Betes, E., Blok, D., Blume-Werry, G., Boike, J., Breen, A. L., Cahoon, S. M. P., Christiansen, C. T., Douglas, T. A., Epstein, H. E., Frost, G. V., Goeckede, M., ... Lund, M. (2021). Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems. Environmental Research Letters, 16(1), [015001]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc994

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Kropp H, Loranty MM, Natali SM, Kholodov AL, Rocha AV, Myers-Smith I o.a. Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems. Environmental Research Letters. 2021;16(1). 015001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc994

Author

Kropp, Heather ; Loranty, Michael M. ; Natali, Susan M. ; Kholodov, Alexander L. ; Rocha, Adrian V. ; Myers-Smith, Isla ; Abbot, Benjamin W. ; Abermann, Jakob ; Blanc-Betes, Elena ; Blok, Daan ; Blume-Werry, Gesche ; Boike, Julia ; Breen, Amy L. ; Cahoon, Sean M. P. ; Christiansen, Casper T. ; Douglas, Thomas A. ; Epstein, Howard E. ; Frost, Gerald V. ; Goeckede, Mathias ; Høye, Toke T. ; Mamet, Steven D. ; O'Donnell, Jonathan A. ; Olefeldt, David ; Phoenix, Gareth K. ; Salmon, Verity G. ; Sannel, A. Britta K. ; Smith, Sharon L. ; Sonnentag, Oliver ; Vaughn, Lydia Smith ; Williams, Mathew ; Elberling, Bo ; Gough, Laura ; Hjort, Jan ; Lafleur, Peter M. ; Euskirchen, Eugenie S. ; Heijmans, Monique M. P. D. ; Humphreys, Elyn R. ; Iwata, Hiroki ; Jones, Benjamin M. ; Jorgenson, M. Torre ; Grünberg, Inge ; Kim, Yongwon ; Laundre, James ; Mauritz, Marguerite ; Michelsen, Anders ; Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela ; Tape, Ken D. ; Ueyama, Masahito ; Lee, Bang-Yong ; Langley, Kirsty ; Lund, Magnus. / Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems. I: Environmental Research Letters. 2021 ; Bind 16, Nr. 1.

Bibtex

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title = "Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems",
abstract = "Soils are warming as air temperatures rise across the Arctic and Boreal region concurrent with the expansion of tall-statured shrubs and trees in the tundra. Changes in vegetation structure and function are expected to alter soil thermal regimes, thereby modifying climate feedbacks related to permafrost thaw and carbon cycling. However, current understanding of vegetation impacts on soil temperature is limited to local or regional scales and lacks the generality necessary to predict soil warming and permafrost stability on a pan-Arctic scale. Here we synthesize shallow soil and air temperature observations with broad spatial and temporal coverage collected across 106 sites representing nine different vegetation types in the permafrost region. We showed ecosystems with tall-statured shrubs and trees (>40 cm) have warmer shallow soils than those with short-statured tundra vegetation when normalized to a constant air temperature. In tree and tall shrub vegetation types, cooler temperatures in the warm season do not lead to cooler mean annual soil temperature indicating that ground thermal regimes in the cold-season rather than the warm-season are most critical for predicting soil warming in ecosystems underlain by permafrost. Our results suggest that the expansion of tall shrubs and trees into tundra regions can amplify shallow soil warming, and could increase the potential for increased seasonal thaw depth and increase soil carbon cycling rates and lead to increased carbon dioxide loss and further permafrost thaw.",
keywords = "Arctic, boreal forest, soil temperature, vegetation change, permafrost, PERMAFROST THAW, CLIMATE-CHANGE, NORTHERN ALASKA, ACTIVE-LAYER, VEGETATION, EXPANSION, DYNAMICS, HEAT, SNOW, TEMPERATURES",
author = "Heather Kropp and Loranty, {Michael M.} and Natali, {Susan M.} and Kholodov, {Alexander L.} and Rocha, {Adrian V.} and Isla Myers-Smith and Abbot, {Benjamin W.} and Jakob Abermann and Elena Blanc-Betes and Daan Blok and Gesche Blume-Werry and Julia Boike and Breen, {Amy L.} and Cahoon, {Sean M. P.} and Christiansen, {Casper T.} and Douglas, {Thomas A.} and Epstein, {Howard E.} and Frost, {Gerald V.} and Mathias Goeckede and H{\o}ye, {Toke T.} and Mamet, {Steven D.} and O'Donnell, {Jonathan A.} and David Olefeldt and Phoenix, {Gareth K.} and Salmon, {Verity G.} and Sannel, {A. Britta K.} and Smith, {Sharon L.} and Oliver Sonnentag and Vaughn, {Lydia Smith} and Mathew Williams and Bo Elberling and Laura Gough and Jan Hjort and Lafleur, {Peter M.} and Euskirchen, {Eugenie S.} and Heijmans, {Monique M. P. D.} and Humphreys, {Elyn R.} and Hiroki Iwata and Jones, {Benjamin M.} and Jorgenson, {M. Torre} and Inge Gr{\"u}nberg and Yongwon Kim and James Laundre and Marguerite Mauritz and Anders Michelsen and Gabriela Schaepman-Strub and Tape, {Ken D.} and Masahito Ueyama and Bang-Yong Lee and Kirsty Langley and Magnus Lund",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Shallow soils are warmer under trees and tall shrubs across Arctic and Boreal ecosystems

AU - Kropp, Heather

AU - Loranty, Michael M.

AU - Natali, Susan M.

AU - Kholodov, Alexander L.

AU - Rocha, Adrian V.

AU - Myers-Smith, Isla

AU - Abbot, Benjamin W.

AU - Abermann, Jakob

AU - Blanc-Betes, Elena

AU - Blok, Daan

AU - Blume-Werry, Gesche

AU - Boike, Julia

AU - Breen, Amy L.

AU - Cahoon, Sean M. P.

AU - Christiansen, Casper T.

AU - Douglas, Thomas A.

AU - Epstein, Howard E.

AU - Frost, Gerald V.

AU - Goeckede, Mathias

AU - Høye, Toke T.

AU - Mamet, Steven D.

AU - O'Donnell, Jonathan A.

AU - Olefeldt, David

AU - Phoenix, Gareth K.

AU - Salmon, Verity G.

AU - Sannel, A. Britta K.

AU - Smith, Sharon L.

AU - Sonnentag, Oliver

AU - Vaughn, Lydia Smith

AU - Williams, Mathew

AU - Elberling, Bo

AU - Gough, Laura

AU - Hjort, Jan

AU - Lafleur, Peter M.

AU - Euskirchen, Eugenie S.

AU - Heijmans, Monique M. P. D.

AU - Humphreys, Elyn R.

AU - Iwata, Hiroki

AU - Jones, Benjamin M.

AU - Jorgenson, M. Torre

AU - Grünberg, Inge

AU - Kim, Yongwon

AU - Laundre, James

AU - Mauritz, Marguerite

AU - Michelsen, Anders

AU - Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela

AU - Tape, Ken D.

AU - Ueyama, Masahito

AU - Lee, Bang-Yong

AU - Langley, Kirsty

AU - Lund, Magnus

N1 - CENPERMOA[2021]

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Soils are warming as air temperatures rise across the Arctic and Boreal region concurrent with the expansion of tall-statured shrubs and trees in the tundra. Changes in vegetation structure and function are expected to alter soil thermal regimes, thereby modifying climate feedbacks related to permafrost thaw and carbon cycling. However, current understanding of vegetation impacts on soil temperature is limited to local or regional scales and lacks the generality necessary to predict soil warming and permafrost stability on a pan-Arctic scale. Here we synthesize shallow soil and air temperature observations with broad spatial and temporal coverage collected across 106 sites representing nine different vegetation types in the permafrost region. We showed ecosystems with tall-statured shrubs and trees (>40 cm) have warmer shallow soils than those with short-statured tundra vegetation when normalized to a constant air temperature. In tree and tall shrub vegetation types, cooler temperatures in the warm season do not lead to cooler mean annual soil temperature indicating that ground thermal regimes in the cold-season rather than the warm-season are most critical for predicting soil warming in ecosystems underlain by permafrost. Our results suggest that the expansion of tall shrubs and trees into tundra regions can amplify shallow soil warming, and could increase the potential for increased seasonal thaw depth and increase soil carbon cycling rates and lead to increased carbon dioxide loss and further permafrost thaw.

AB - Soils are warming as air temperatures rise across the Arctic and Boreal region concurrent with the expansion of tall-statured shrubs and trees in the tundra. Changes in vegetation structure and function are expected to alter soil thermal regimes, thereby modifying climate feedbacks related to permafrost thaw and carbon cycling. However, current understanding of vegetation impacts on soil temperature is limited to local or regional scales and lacks the generality necessary to predict soil warming and permafrost stability on a pan-Arctic scale. Here we synthesize shallow soil and air temperature observations with broad spatial and temporal coverage collected across 106 sites representing nine different vegetation types in the permafrost region. We showed ecosystems with tall-statured shrubs and trees (>40 cm) have warmer shallow soils than those with short-statured tundra vegetation when normalized to a constant air temperature. In tree and tall shrub vegetation types, cooler temperatures in the warm season do not lead to cooler mean annual soil temperature indicating that ground thermal regimes in the cold-season rather than the warm-season are most critical for predicting soil warming in ecosystems underlain by permafrost. Our results suggest that the expansion of tall shrubs and trees into tundra regions can amplify shallow soil warming, and could increase the potential for increased seasonal thaw depth and increase soil carbon cycling rates and lead to increased carbon dioxide loss and further permafrost thaw.

KW - Arctic

KW - boreal forest

KW - soil temperature

KW - vegetation change

KW - permafrost

KW - PERMAFROST THAW

KW - CLIMATE-CHANGE

KW - NORTHERN ALASKA

KW - ACTIVE-LAYER

KW - VEGETATION

KW - EXPANSION

KW - DYNAMICS

KW - HEAT

KW - SNOW

KW - TEMPERATURES

U2 - 10.1088/1748-9326/abc994

DO - 10.1088/1748-9326/abc994

M3 - Journal article

VL - 16

JO - Environmental Research Letters

JF - Environmental Research Letters

SN - 1748-9326

IS - 1

M1 - 015001

ER -

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