The Permafrost Carbon Cycle
-The permafrost layer remains below 0 degrees for at least two years straight. This means that they store large amos of carbon and other nutrients. This cycle deals with the transfer of carbon from permafrost soils to terrestrial vegetation and microbes, to the atmosphere, back to vegetation and then back to permafrost soils through burial and sedimentation. This carbon can be transferred to the ocean and other places of the world due to the bon cycle.
-Carbon Dioxide and Methane are exchanged between terrestrial components and the atmosphere, as well as the transfer of carbon between water as methane, land, dissolved organic (and inorganic) carbon, particulate organic (and inorganic) carbon.
-Carbon Dioxide and Methane are exchanged between terrestrial components and the atmosphere, as well as the transfer of carbon between water as methane, land, dissolved organic (and inorganic) carbon, particulate organic (and inorganic) carbon.
Energy Flow
The largest source of energy for the tundra is the sun. The sun allows for photosynthesis and plant growth which in turn feed organisms (solar energy to chemical energy). These organisms can then feed on other organisms. Energy left from a dead animal can be consumed by decomposers. Decomposers process organic materials put nutrients back into the ecosystem which is then absorbed by plants and taken into organisms.