Collecting Cores in Thawing Permafrost, Alaska
By Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
2018 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Cores were collected from various areas of thawing permafrost-peatlands in Alaska. Permafrost thaw results in ground subsidence and inundation that kills black spruce and other understory plants living on the permafrost plateau.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.