Search for dissertations about: "Ulla Kokfelt"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Ulla Kokfelt.

2. 1. Subarctic ecosystem responses to climate, catchment and permafrost dynamics in the Holocene

   Author : Ulla Kokfelt; Kvartärgeologi; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; subarctic Sweden; palsa mire development; peat; permafrost history; carbon and nutrient cycling; lake sediments;

   Abstract : This thesis assesses aspects of the wetland development, permafrost dynamics and associated changes in carbon and nutrient cycling of the Stordalen Mire in northern Sweden. Various ecological and biogeochemical analyses of one peat and two lake sediment sequences were conducted, including analyses of organic matter and carbonate content, mosses, diatoms, testate amoebae, pigments, carbon and nitrogen and their stable isotopes, near infrared spectroscopy and biogenic silica. READ MORE