Boreal ecology is the study of ecosystems in the subarctic (boreal) zone of the Northern hemisphere. These areas are dominated by coniferous forest, generally have permafrost soils, and occur ...

In less than a year, many forested Arctic and Boreal landscapes once easily walked through in hiking boots have become ... actively on fire or flooded because the permafrost thawed out. It's not going ...

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This, in turn, contributes to additional permafrost thawing and the release of even more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The boreal forest, now known as a carbon sink, could ultimately become ...