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Influence of permafrost on water storage in West Siberian peatlands revealed from a new database of soil properties

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  • Laurence C. Smith
  • David. W. Beilman
  • Konstantin V. Kremenetski
  • Yongwei Sheng
  • Glen M. MacDonald
  • Richard B. Lammers
  • Alexander I. Shiklomanov
  • Elena D. Lapshina

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Russia's West Siberian Lowland (WSL) contains the most extensive peatlands on Earth with many underlain by permafrost. We present a new database of 12 705 measurements of vertical water content and bulk soil properties from 98 permafrost and non‐permafrost cores collected in raised bogs and peat plateaus across the region, together with in‐situ measurements of surface moisture and thaw depth, botanical descriptions of dominant surface vegetation species assemblage, and field notes. Data analyses reveal significant contrasts (p

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  • Laurence C. Smith & David. W. Beilman & Konstantin V. Kremenetski & Yongwei Sheng & Glen M. MacDonald & Richard B. Lammers & Alexander I. Shiklomanov & Elena D. Lapshina, 2012. "Influence of permafrost on water storage in West Siberian peatlands revealed from a new database of soil properties," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 23(1), pages 69-79, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:23:y:2012:i:1:p:69-79
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.735
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