Restoration halts and reverses degradation of boreal peatlands in nutrient-rich ecosystems, though the impact may be weak in nutrient-poor ones, according to a long-term experiment in Finland comprising 151 sites and 6 ecosystem types

Microbial communities are more stable and associated with soil multifunctionality during the freeze-thaw stage compared to non-freeze-thaw stage, according to analysis of soil parameters and microbiome data in permafrost of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Climate change is causing both greening and disturbances in high-latitude vegetation. Here the authors quantify patterns and trends of vegetation resilience in northwestern North America during 2000–2019 and link them to climate-driven land-cover changes and fire disturbance.

Wise management of ecosystem services merits considering their changes over time, but current practices are based on static maps. A new study highlights the importance of studying forest ecosystem service dynamics.

The Arctic stores vast amounts of soil carbon, much of which is likely to be lost to the atmosphere as the climate warms. A clever new analytical approach suggests that even carbon that has been stored for hundreds to thousands of years is vulnerable to warming.

Boreal forest fires tend to be more intense and lethal in North America than Eurasia. Differences in tree species composition explain these differences in fire regime, and lead to contrasting feedbacks to climate.