Cryoturbation, the burial of topsoil material into deeper soil horizons by repeated freeze–thaw events, is an important storage mechanism for soil organic matter (SOM) in permafrost-affected soils.

Tundra soil can be anywhere from 10 to 40 inches deep ... and the northern boreal woodlands that border the tundra. This type of biome is found in Alaska, Canada’s Northern Coast and islands ...

The temporal and spatial snow cover dynamics is the primary factor controlling the plant communities' composition and biogeochemical cycles in arctic and alpine tundra. However, the relationships ...