Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-25-121-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-25-121-2025
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28 May 2025
Standard article |  | 28 May 2025

Experimental warming and permafrost thaw decrease soil nematode abundance in northern palsa peatlands

Ruben Van Daele, Hanna Lee, Inge Althuizen, and Martijn L. Vandegehuchte

Data sets

Experimental warming and permafrost thaw decrease soil nematode abundance in northern palsa peatlands: all datasets and scripts van Daele Ruben https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15005318

Model code and software

Experimental warming and permafrost thaw decrease soil nematode abundance in northern palsa peatlands: all datasets and scripts Van Daele Ruben https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15005318

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Short summary

We studied the impact of climate change on nematodes in a palsa peatland in Norway. This ecosystem, crucial for carbon storage, is rapidly changing due to warming and permafrost thaw. We found that intact palsas host more nematode populations, but warming reduces their numbers, particularly bacterivores and omni-carnivores. Additionally, fungivores became more dominant over the summer. These changes may alter nutrient cycles, highlighting the need to study nematodes in fragile Arctic ecosystems.

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