Session: Symposium--Soils of the Permafrost Zone
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Division: SSSA Division: Forest, Range and Wildland Soils

Title: Symposium--Soils of the Permafrost Zone

Organizers: Michael D. Sanclements , Craig Rasmussen , Karen L. Vaughan and Alain F. Plante
Moderators: Erin Rooney , Michael D. Sanclements , Karen L. Vaughan and Craig Rasmussen
Lead Community Sponsor:
Cosponsor: SSSA Division: Pedology, SSSA Division: Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Community Cosponsor:
Format: Oral Symposium
Keywords: active layer, arctic, carbon and gelisol

Session Description: Permafrost zone soils contain 1330-1580 Pg of organic carbon, and are vulnerable to thaw under projected warming. Permafrost thaw may have broad implications for local to global ecosystems, yet many uncertainties exist regarding the scale of feedbacks to global change and the mechanisms controlling them.