Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle
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- 1 September 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 58 (8), 701-714
- https://doi.org/10.1641/b580807
Abstract
Thawing permafrost and the resulting microbial decomposition of previously frozen organic carbon (C) is one of the most significant potential feedbacKeywords
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