A marginal snowpack is a recent concept that refers to snow cover that is relatively shallow
and transient but still has important environmental and socioeconomic functions. This class …

Terrestrial and airborne laser scanning and structure from motion techniques have emerged
as viable methods to map snow depths. While these systems have advanced snow …

Changing precipitation patterns and global warming have greatly changed winter snow
cover, which can affect litter decomposition process by altering soil microenvironment or …

Winter is an important period for ecological processes in northern regions; however,
compared to other seasons, the impacts of winter climate on ecosystems are poorly …

Peatlands play a significant role in maintaining the carbon balance and regulating the
climate. The turnover of soil organic carbon (SOC) in peatlands is mediated by snowpack …

Arid and semiarid ecosystems (drylands) may dominate the trajectory of biosphere-to-
atmosphere carbon (C) exchange, and understanding dryland CO 2 efflux is important for C …

The sustainability of the world's forest ecosystems is greatly dependent upon the health and
function of soils, unfortunately, there is ambiguity in the term “soil health” and only limited …

Soil temperature and moisture (soil-climate) affect plant growth and microbial metabolism,
providing a mechanistic link between climate and growing conditions. However, spatially …

Seasonal freeze–thaw profoundly perturbs soil water and carbon cycling in the mid to high-
latitude regions. However, it remains largely unknown how the unidirectional freeze–thaw …

Snow depth may have a complex influence on carbon cycling in winter. Here we set up a
field experiment to investigate how different snow depths (0 cm, 60 cm, 90 cm) influenced …