Arctic Wetlands and Lakes-Dynamics and Linkages

2020 ◽  
pp. 349-377
Author(s):  
Kathy L. Young ◽  
Laura Brown ◽  
Yonas Dibike
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Wetlands

Vulnerability and Importance of Arctic Wetlands as large-scale nature-based solutions for Sustainability in a Changing Climate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisie Kåresdotter ◽  
Zahra Kalantari
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Arctic Wetlands

<p>Wetlands as large-scale nature-based solutions (NBS) provide multiple ecosystem services of local, regional, and global importance. Knowledge concerning location and vulnerability of wetlands, specifically in the Arctic, is vital to understand and assess the current status and future potential changes in the Arctic. Using available high-resolution wetland databases together with datasets on soil wetness and soil types, we created the first high-resolution map with full coverage of Arctic wetlands. Arctic wetlands' vulnerability is assessed for the years 2050, 2075, and 2100 by utilizing datasets of permafrost extent and projected mean annual average temperature from HadGEM2-ES climate model outputs for three change scenarios (RCP2.6, 4.5, and 8.5). With approximately 25% of Arctic landmass covered with wetlands and 99% being in permafrost areas, Arctic wetlands are highly vulnerable to changes in all scenarios, apart from RCP2.6 where wetlands remain largely stable. Climate change threatens Arctic wetlands and can impact wetland functions and services. These changes can adversely affect the multiple services this sort of NBS can provide in terms of great social, economic, and environmental benefits to human beings. Consequently, negative changes in Arctic wetland ecosystems can escalate land-use conflicts resulting from natural capital exploitation when new areas become more accessible for use. Limiting changes to Arctic wetlands can help maintain their ecosystem services and limit societal challenges arising from thawing permafrost wetlands, especially for indigenous populations dependent on their ecosystem services. This study highlights areas subject to changes and provides useful information to better plan for a sustainable and social-ecological resilient Arctic.</p><p>Keywords: Arctic wetlands, permafrost thaw, regime shift vulnerability, climate projection</p>

scholarly journals Pathways for Ecological Change in Canadian High Arctic Wetlands Under Rapid Twentieth Century Warming

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 4726-4737 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. G. Sim ◽  
G. T. Swindles ◽  
P. J. Morris ◽  
M. Gałka ◽  
D. Mullan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Ecological Change ◽  
Canadian High Arctic ◽  
Arctic Wetlands

scholarly journals Change Drivers and Impacts in Arctic Wetland Landscapes—Literature Review and Gap Analysis

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni ◽  
Zahra Kalantari ◽  
Magnus Land ◽  
Georgia Destouni
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Arctic Wetlands ◽  
Natural Change

Wetlands are essential parts of Arctic landscapes, playing important roles for the sustainable development of the region, and linking to climate change and adaptation, ecosystem services, and the livelihood of local people. The effects of human and natural change drivers on key landscape characteristics of Arctic wetlands may be critical for ecosystem resilience, with some functional aspects still poorly understood. This paper reviews the scientific literature on change drivers for Arctic wetland landscapes, seeking to identify the main studied interactions among different drivers and landscape characteristics and their changes, as well as emerging research gaps in this context. In a total of 2232 studies of various aspects of Arctic wetland landscapes found in the literature, natural drivers and climate change have been the most studied change drivers so far, particularly regarding their impacts on carbon cycling, plant communities and biodiversity. In contrast, management plans, land use changes, and nutrient-pollutant loading, have not been investigated as much as human drivers of Arctic wetland change. This lack of study highlights essential gaps in wetland related research, and between such research and management of Arctic wetlands.

Relative importance of plant uptake and plant associated denitrification for removal of nitrogen from mine drainage in sub-arctic wetlands

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 377-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Hallin ◽  
Maria Hellman ◽  
Maidul I. Choudhury ◽  
Frauke Ecke
Keyword(s):  
Plant Uptake ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Arctic Wetlands

scholarly journals Spatial and temporal patterns of biophysical variables and their influence on CO2 flux in a high arctic wetland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Luce
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Co2 Flux ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Co2 Exchange ◽  
Co2 Production ◽  
Co2 Uptake ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Carbon Cycles ◽  
Arctic Wetlands

Arctic wetlands have been globally important carbon reservoirs throughout the past but climate change is threatening to shift their status to carbon sources. Increasing Arctic temperatures are depleting perennial snowpacks these wetlands depend upon as their hydrological inputs which is altering their environmental conditions and carbon cycles. The objective of this study is to investigate how the physical conditions of Arctic wetlands will be altered by climate change and what influence these changes will have on CO2 exchange. High spatial and temporal resolution biophysical data from a high Arctic wetland, collected over the growing season of 2015, was used for this analysis. The results from this study indicate that the wetland is at risk of thawing and drying out under a warmer climate regime. CO2 emissions were found to increase most significantly with increased air temperatures, while CO2 uptake increased with increases in solar radiation and soil moisture. Combined, these results suggest that CO2 production in the soil will increase while CO2 uptake will decrease in Arctic wetlands as climate change continues.

scholarly journals Mapping the Vulnerability of Arctic Wetlands to Global Warming

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisie Kåresdotter ◽  
Georgia Destouni ◽  
Navid Ghajarnia ◽  
Gustaf Hugelius ◽  
Zahra Kalantari
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Arctic Wetlands

scholarly journals Modeling regional to global CH4emissions of boreal and arctic wetlands

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. R. Petrescu ◽  
L. P. H. van Beek ◽  
J. van Huissteden ◽  
C. Prigent ◽  
T. Sachs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Wetlands

scholarly journals Rising plant-mediated methane emissions from arctic wetlands

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 1128-1139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian G. Andresen ◽  
Mark J. Lara ◽  
Craig E. Tweedie ◽  
Vanessa L. Lougheed
Keyword(s):  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Arctic Wetlands
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