Editorial: Ecological impacts of degrading permafrost

Abstract

This research collection provides a forum for researchers to share the latest findings on the ecological and engineering impacts of degrading permafrost. In total, there are 17 high-quality original research papers and one review article on this research topic, which are contributed by 112 authors. These papers could be roughly categorized into four aspects: i), Changes of permafrost; ii), Ecological impacts of changing permafrost; iii) Engineering impacts of degrading permafrost, and; iv) Model studies of permafrost distribution and changes.

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