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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3891-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3891-2023
Data description paper
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04 Sep 2023
Data description paper |  | 04 Sep 2023

Quantifying exchangeable base cations in permafrost: a reserve of nutrients about to thaw

Elisabeth Mauclet, Maëlle Villani, Arthur Monhonval, Catherine Hirst, Edward A. G. Schuur, and Sophie Opfergelt

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Permafrost ecosystems are limited in nutrients for vegetation development and constrain the biological activity to the active layer. Upon Arctic warming, permafrost degradation exposes organic and mineral soil material that may directly influence the capacity of the soil to retain key nutrients for vegetation growth and development. Here, we demonstrate that the average total exchangeable nutrient density (Ca, K, Mg, and Na) is more than 2 times higher in the permafrost than in the active layer.
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