The Role of the Boreal Forest in Insulating Northern Hemisphere Permafrost

Soil carbon stocks are greater than biomass carbon in boreal forests. This study shows that tree canopies thermally protect more carbon in permafrost from thaw than is stored in biomass, highlighting ...

Forests delay thermokarst and excess ice melt by 3–18 years, depending on excess ice depth, climate scenarios, and site conditions Canopies buffer fast initial thermokarst formation during climat...